California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10km ESE of Huron, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10km ESE of Huron, CA on Wed, Sep 23, 2020, 12:30 AM PDT (07:30 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 5km S of Shandon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-09-23 07:30:50 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.180° N, 119.990° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711km E of Coalinga, CA · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.914km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2199 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2195 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.522km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2191 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.918km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.516km W of Cantua Creek, CA · 2189 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.86km N of New Idria, CA · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.37km NNW of Delano, CA · 2182 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.012km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2182 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.65km ENE of New Idria, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.321km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.05km S of Shandon, CA · 2178 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 7
  13. 1.623km SW of New Idria, CA · 2175 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.518km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2173 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.521km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2171 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.66km S of San Lucas, CA · 2170 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.08km NE of Avenal, CA · 2166 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.78km NE of Avenal, CA · 2166 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.622km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2165 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.822km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2163 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.820km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2163 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  22. 1.621km SE of Shandon, CA · 2162 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.78km NE of Avenal, CA · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.023km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2156 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.318km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2155 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.118km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2155 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.630km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2154 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.88km SSE of Huron, CA · 2151 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.019km WNW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2150 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.710km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2149 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.19km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 2148 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2147 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.816km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2203 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.724km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2204 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.910km SSW of New Idria, CA · 2205 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.84km WNW of Kettleman City, CA · 2206 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.717km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 2212 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.415km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 2212 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.716km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 2212 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.017km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 2212 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.37km SSW of Riverdale, CA · 2212 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.710km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 2214 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.910km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 2215 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.811km NNE of Avenal, CA · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.68km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2218 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2221 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2223 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.222km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2224 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.916km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2225 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.515km SSW of Kettleman City, CA · 2225 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.87km NNW of Delano, CA · 2226 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.820km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2228 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73461796. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.