M1.5 earthquake 11km SW of Huron, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 4:51 AM PDT

UTC

2020-03-17 11:51:59 UTC

Depth

6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.139° N, 120.196° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

185°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

16

• Huron, CaliforniaPopulation 6,836. Forecast11 kmSW
• Coalinga, CaliforniaPopulation 16,564. Forecast15 kmE
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast78 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast292 kmNW

After

1. 1.50km WNW of Avenal, CATue, Mar 17, 8:53 AM PDT · 2393 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
2. 2.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 17, 2:37 PM PDT · 2393 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
3. 1.95km NNE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Mar 18, 4:32 AM PDT · 2392 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.94km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Mar 18, 3:37 PM PDT · 2392 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
5. 1.812km S of Kettleman City, CAThu, Mar 19, 5:26 AM PDT · 2391 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
6. 2.016km SW of New Idria, CAFri, Mar 20, 7:38 PM PDT · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
7. 2.611km NNE of New Idria, CASat, Mar 21, 12:18 AM PDT · 2389 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
8. 1.85km NNE of Pinnacles, CASat, Mar 21, 4:03 AM PDT · 2389 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.922km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Mar 21, 11:23 AM PDT · 2389 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
10. 2.96km SE of Parkfield, CASat, Mar 21, 4:46 PM PDT · 2389 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
11. 2.26km SE of Parkfield, CASat, Mar 21, 4:47 PM PDT · 2389 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
12. 1.69km NNE of Cambria, CAMon, Mar 23, 7:05 PM PDT · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.77km W of Templeton, CATue, Mar 24, 4:08 PM PDT · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
14. 2.46km SE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Mar 25, 3:48 AM PDT · 2385 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.511km NNE of Cayucos, CAThu, Mar 26, 6:33 PM PDT · 2383 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
16. 1.628km SW of South Dos Palos, CAFri, Mar 27, 8:39 PM PDT · 2382 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.624km NE of King City, CASat, Mar 28, 6:21 AM PDT · 2382 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
18. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CASun, Mar 29, 12:59 AM PDT · 2381 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
19. 2.14km SW of San Ardo, CAMon, Mar 30, 2:37 AM PDT · 2380 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
20. 1.77km E of Coalinga, CAMon, Mar 30, 6:12 AM PDT · 2380 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
21. 2.720km S of Cantua Creek, CAMon, Mar 30, 6:05 PM PDT · 2380 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
22. 1.53km N of Cholame, CATue, Mar 31, 6:02 AM PDT · 2379 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
23. 2.48km SE of Home Garden, CAThu, Apr 2, 11:48 PM PDT · 2376 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
24. 1.824km E of San Ardo, CASat, Apr 4, 10:06 AM PDT · 2375 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
25. 2.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CASat, Apr 4, 10:45 AM PDT · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
26. 2.212km SSE of Huron, CASun, Apr 5, 7:42 PM PDT · 2373 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
27. 1.625km E of San Ardo, CAMon, Apr 6, 1:18 PM PDT · 2373 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
28. 2.714km ENE of San Simeon, CATue, Apr 7, 2:06 PM PDT · 2372 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
29. 2.17km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Apr 8, 1:26 AM PDT · 2371 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
30. 2.612km W of Cantua Creek, CAWed, Apr 8, 4:49 PM PDT · 2371 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
31. 1.918km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Apr 9, 10:47 AM PDT · 2370 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
32. 1.77km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Apr 9, 2:41 PM PDT · 2370 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
33. 3.44km ESE of New Idria, CAFri, Apr 10, 1:59 AM PDT · 2369 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 8
34. 1.910km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Apr 11, 8:57 AM PDT · 2368 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
35. 2.08km NNW of Coalinga, CASat, Apr 11, 12:36 PM PDT · 2368 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
36. 2.223km ENE of San Lucas, CASun, Apr 12, 1:59 PM PDT · 2367 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
37. 1.823km ENE of San Ardo, CASun, Apr 12, 4:03 PM PDT · 2367 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
38. 1.85km NNE of Pinnacles, CASun, Apr 12, 10:12 PM PDT · 2366 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
39. 2.68km ENE of Pinnacles, CATue, Apr 14, 5:37 AM PDT · 2365 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
40. 2.124km S of New Idria, CATue, Apr 14, 7:06 PM PDT · 2364 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
41. 1.811km WSW of Templeton, CAThu, Apr 16, 3:08 AM PDT · 2363 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
42. 1.611km WSW of Templeton, CAThu, Apr 16, 4:24 AM PDT · 2363 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
43. 1.731 km W of Wasco, CAThu, Apr 16, 12:49 PM PDT · 2363 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
44. 1.79km NE of Coalinga, CAThu, Apr 16, 3:25 PM PDT · 2363 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
45. 1.84km NE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Apr 17, 12:48 PM PDT · 2362 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
46. 1.618km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Apr 17, 2:05 PM PDT · 2362 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
47. 2.210km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Apr 18, 4:50 AM PDT · 2361 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
48. 1.513km NNE of Cambria, CASat, Apr 18, 1:23 PM PDT · 2361 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
49. 2.410km WSW of Huron, CASun, Apr 19, 12:59 AM PDT · 2360 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
50. 2.07km SE of New Idria, CASun, Apr 19, 9:46 AM PDT · 2360 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
51. 1.610km WNW of New Idria, CAMon, Apr 20, 4:19 AM PDT · 2359 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
52. 1.59km WNW of New Idria, CAMon, Apr 20, 4:38 AM PDT · 2359 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
53. 1.78km E of Avenal, CATue, Apr 21, 12:31 PM PDT · 2358 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
54. 2.210km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Apr 23, 8:42 AM PDT · 2356 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
55. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Apr 23, 8:47 AM PDT · 2356 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
56. 2.110km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Apr 23, 9:02 AM PDT · 2356 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
57. 1.924km NW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Apr 23, 12:31 PM PDT · 2356 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
58. 1.612km NE of San Simeon, CASat, Apr 25, 3:22 PM PDT · 2354 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
59. 1.98km NNE of New Idria, CASun, Apr 26, 12:03 PM PDT · 2353 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
60. 1.99km SE of Huron, CASun, Apr 26, 1:10 PM PDT · 2353 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

1. 2.115km SSE of Cantua Creek, CASun, Mar 15, 2:08 PM PDT · 2395 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
2. 1.913km NE of New Idria, CASun, Mar 15, 12:33 AM PDT · 2395 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
3. 1.620km W of New Idria, CASat, Mar 14, 1:05 AM PDT · 2396 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
4. 1.913km ESE of Kettleman City, CASat, Mar 14, 12:25 AM PDT · 2396 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
5. 2.024km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Mar 13, 5:56 AM PDT · 2397 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
6. 2.621km NNW of Coalinga, CAWed, Mar 11, 10:47 AM PDT · 2399 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
7. 2.17km ESE of Huron, CAWed, Mar 11, 1:58 AM PDT · 2399 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
8. 1.715km NE of San Simeon, CATue, Mar 10, 2:32 AM PDT · 2400 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.911km NNE of New Idria, CASun, Mar 8, 9:47 PM PDT · 2401 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.84km ENE of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 8, 8:39 PM PDT · 2401 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.87km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Mar 8, 5:02 AM PDT · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
12. 1.510km W of Templeton, CASat, Mar 7, 12:21 PM PST · 2403 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.913km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Mar 7, 12:25 AM PST · 2403 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
14. 2.212km NE of New Idria, CAWed, Mar 4, 3:24 PM PST · 2406 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
15. 2.410km NNE of New Idria, CATue, Mar 3, 1:56 PM PST · 2407 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
16. 1.52km NE of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 3, 11:20 AM PST · 2407 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.711km WSW of Huron, CATue, Mar 3, 7:30 AM PST · 2407 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
18. 1.812km SW of Huron, CATue, Mar 3, 7:28 AM PST · 2407 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
19. 4.010km NNE of New Idria, CATue, Mar 3, 7:01 AM PST · 2407 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 16
20. 2.02km NNE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Mar 2, 8:04 AM PST · 2408 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73355010. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.