M1.9 earthquake 9km SSE of Huron, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Mon, May 18, 2020, 3:00 PM PDT

UTC

2020-05-18 22:00:13 UTC

Depth

1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.132° N, 120.051° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

222°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

26

• Huron, CaliforniaPopulation 6,836. Forecast9 kmSSE
• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast16 kmNNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast72 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast284 kmNW

After

1. 2.518km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 18, 4:22 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
2. 2.423km WSW of New Idria, CATue, May 19, 8:43 AM PDT · 2329 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
3. 1.723km NNW of Simmler, CAWed, May 20, 11:17 AM PDT · 2328 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.67km SW of Templeton, CAFri, May 22, 12:41 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.621km NE of San Ardo, CAMon, May 25, 6:45 AM PDT · 2323 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
6. 2.222km NE of San Ardo, CAMon, May 25, 12:37 PM PDT · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
7. 1.515km N of Cayucos, CAThu, May 28, 5:43 PM PDT · 2320 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.819km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, May 29, 9:20 AM PDT · 2319 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
9. 2.328km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 3:42 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
10. 2.228km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 4:04 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
11. 2.428km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 4:35 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
12. 2.127km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 4:59 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
13. 2.128km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 5:16 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
14. 2.628km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 7:33 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
15. 1.82km ESE of Kettleman City, CASat, May 30, 9:00 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
16. 2.228km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 7:30 PM PDT · 2318 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.627km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 30, 10:26 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
18. 1.727km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 10:38 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
19. 2.127km NE of Simmler, CASat, May 30, 10:38 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
20. 1.922km NNE of San Ardo, CASun, May 31, 5:39 AM PDT · 2317 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
21. 2.328km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASun, May 31, 10:20 PM PDT · 2316 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
22. 1.927km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAMon, Jun 1, 12:01 AM PDT · 2316 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
23. 2.312km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jun 4, 3:41 AM PDT · 2313 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
24. 1.67km WNW of San Ardo, CAThu, Jun 4, 5:55 AM PDT · 2313 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
25. 2.16km ESE of San Lucas, CAThu, Jun 4, 2:17 PM PDT · 2313 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
26. 1.82km SE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jun 4, 3:46 PM PDT · 2313 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
27. 1.828km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAFri, Jun 5, 7:57 PM PDT · 2312 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
28. 2.217km N of Coalinga, CAMon, Jun 8, 9:51 AM PDT · 2309 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
29. 1.825km WNW of Buttonwillow, CATue, Jun 9, 12:52 PM PDT · 2308 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
30. 1.510km W of Templeton, CAWed, Jun 10, 4:46 PM PDT · 2307 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
31. 1.93km SE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jun 10, 9:07 PM PDT · 2306 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
32. 2.03km ESE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jun 10, 9:22 PM PDT · 2306 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
33. 2.26km SSE of Parkfield, CAThu, Jun 11, 5:31 AM PDT · 2306 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
34. 1.66km SSE of Parkfield, CAThu, Jun 11, 5:39 AM PDT · 2306 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
35. 2.228km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jun 11, 3:53 PM PDT · 2306 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
36. 2.628km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jun 11, 11:19 PM PDT · 2305 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
37. 2.117km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jun 13, 1:13 AM PDT · 2304 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
38. 1.627km NE of San Ardo, CASat, Jun 13, 8:45 AM PDT · 2304 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
39. 2.122km ENE of San Ardo, CASat, Jun 13, 2:19 PM PDT · 2304 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
40. 1.511km NNE of Cayucos, CASun, Jun 14, 12:23 PM PDT · 2303 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
41. 2.317km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Jun 15, 9:23 AM PDT · 2302 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
42. 2.010km WSW of Huron, CAMon, Jun 15, 6:41 PM PDT · 2302 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
43. 1.622km SW of New Idria, CAWed, Jun 17, 6:22 PM PDT · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
44. 2.123km NE of San Ardo, CAThu, Jun 18, 11:26 AM PDT · 2299 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
45. 1.95km N of Wasco, CASat, Jun 20, 6:48 AM PDT · 2297 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
46. 2.717km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jun 20, 12:39 PM PDT · 2297 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
47. 1.911km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jun 20, 10:04 PM PDT · 2296 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
48. 1.913km S of Stratford, CASun, Jun 21, 4:08 PM PDT · 2296 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
49. 2.214km S of Stratford, CASun, Jun 21, 4:11 PM PDT · 2296 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
50. 2.214km ENE of Kettleman City, CASun, Jun 21, 6:51 PM PDT · 2296 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
51. 1.812km S of Stratford, CASun, Jun 21, 6:53 PM PDT · 2296 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
52. 2.211km NNE of New Idria, CASun, Jun 21, 10:43 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
53. 2.112km ENE of Cambria, CAMon, Jun 22, 5:06 AM PDT · 2295 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
54. 2.325km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Jun 22, 7:53 PM PDT · 2295 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
55. 1.99km WSW of San Ardo, CATue, Jun 23, 7:20 AM PDT · 2294 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
56. 1.67km WNW of San Ardo, CATue, Jun 23, 5:03 PM PDT · 2294 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
57. 2.125km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Jun 24, 1:58 PM PDT · 2293 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
58. 1.716km S of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jun 24, 2:59 PM PDT · 2293 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
59. 1.513km WSW of Lake Nacimiento, CAThu, Jun 25, 11:06 PM PDT · 2291 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
60. 2.49km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Jun 26, 6:57 AM PDT · 2291 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 79.

Before

1. 1.816km NW of Parkfield, CASun, May 17, 4:11 PM PDT · 2331 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
2. 3.216km NW of Parkfield, CASun, May 17, 10:36 AM PDT · 2331 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
3. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CAFri, May 15, 11:58 PM PDT · 2332 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
4. 1.65km N of Avenal, CAFri, May 15, 3:19 AM PDT · 2333 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
5. 1.54km NNW of Buttonwillow, CATue, May 12, 7:23 AM PDT · 2336 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.628km WNW of Buttonwillow, CAMon, May 11, 10:52 AM PDT · 2337 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.016km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, May 11, 5:09 AM PDT · 2337 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
8. 1.88km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, May 11, 3:21 AM PDT · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
9. 1.710km SSW of Huron, CASun, May 10, 7:40 PM PDT · 2338 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
10. 2.021km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, May 10, 6:14 PM PDT · 2338 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.426km NNW of New Idria, CASun, May 10, 8:57 AM PDT · 2338 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
12. 1.728km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASun, May 10, 6:30 AM PDT · 2338 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
13. 1.929km WNW of Buttonwillow, CASat, May 9, 3:12 PM PDT · 2339 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
14. 2.323km NNE of San Ardo, CAFri, May 8, 5:55 PM PDT · 2340 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
15. 2.316km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, May 8, 12:48 AM PDT · 2340 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
16. 2.816km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, May 7, 4:49 PM PDT · 2341 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
17. 2.414km SW of New Idria, CAWed, May 6, 7:38 AM PDT · 2342 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.819km NW of Parkfield, CATue, May 5, 10:54 PM PDT · 2342 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
19. 1.57km W of Templeton, CATue, May 5, 3:27 AM PDT · 2343 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
20. 1.533km NE of Pinnacles, CASun, May 3, 7:02 AM PDT · 2345 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73389556. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.