M1.8 earthquake 8km SSE of Huron, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Nov 12, 2020, 8:22 PM PST

UTC

2020-11-13 04:22:57 UTC

Depth

6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.132° N, 120.078° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

179°

Stations used

18

• Huron, CaliforniaPopulation 6,836. Forecast8 kmSSE
• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast15 kmNNE
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast74 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast285 kmNW

After

1. 1.86km W of Santa Margarita, CAFri, Nov 13, 3:56 AM PST · 2151 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.019km WNW of Cantua Creek, CASat, Nov 14, 12:46 PM PST · 2150 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
3. 1.710km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Nov 15, 7:46 AM PST · 2149 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
4. 2.19km SE of Kettleman City, CAMon, Nov 16, 4:10 AM PST · 2148 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
5. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Nov 17, 7:00 AM PST · 2147 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
6. 2.58km W of Templeton, CATue, Nov 17, 12:00 PM PST · 2147 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
7. 1.78km ESE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Nov 18, 11:07 AM PST · 2146 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.733km SSW of South Dos Palos, CASun, Nov 22, 1:37 PM PST · 2142 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
9. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CASun, Nov 22, 3:03 PM PST · 2142 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
10. 1.59km E of Pinnacles, CASat, Nov 28, 1:53 PM PST · 2136 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.920km NNW of New Idria, CASun, Nov 29, 3:03 AM PST · 2135 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
12. 2.317km NNE of New Idria, CAMon, Nov 30, 6:49 AM PST · 2134 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
13. 2.010km NNW of Avenal, CAThu, Dec 3, 4:45 AM PST · 2131 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
14. 1.715km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Dec 6, 8:16 PM PST · 2128 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.320km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Dec 7, 11:44 AM PST · 2127 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
16. 2.424km SE of Santa Margarita, CAMon, Dec 7, 3:49 PM PST · 2127 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
17. 2.68km NNE of Cayucos, CAMon, Dec 7, 7:38 PM PST · 2127 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 10
18. 2.58km NNE of Cayucos, CATue, Dec 8, 5:00 AM PST · 2126 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
19. 2.515km W of Lake Nacimiento, CATue, Dec 8, 3:33 PM PST · 2126 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
20. 1.622km S of Kettleman City, CATue, Dec 8, 11:10 PM PST · 2126 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
21. 2.25km SSW of San Ardo, CAFri, Dec 11, 3:16 PM PST · 2123 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
22. 2.523km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Dec 12, 12:33 AM PST · 2123 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
23. 2.45km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Dec 13, 6:47 PM PST · 2121 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
24. 1.520km NE of San Lucas, CATue, Dec 15, 6:30 PM PST · 2119 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
25. 2.121km NE of San Lucas, CATue, Dec 15, 10:57 PM PST · 2119 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
26. 1.68km NNE of Cayucos, CAThu, Dec 17, 1:35 AM PST · 2118 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
27. 2.923km NNE of San Ardo, CASat, Dec 19, 10:40 AM PST · 2115 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 6
28. 2.65km ENE of West Park, CASun, Dec 20, 3:18 PM PST · 2114 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 6
29. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Dec 22, 4:58 AM PST · 2112 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
30. 1.78km NNE of Cayucos, CATue, Dec 22, 6:55 PM PST · 2112 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
31. 2.320km N of New Idria, CAWed, Dec 23, 8:41 PM PST · 2111 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
32. 2.17km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Dec 24, 5:26 AM PST · 2110 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
33. 1.912km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Dec 26, 7:58 PM PST · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
34. 1.716km SSE of Shandon, CASun, Dec 27, 4:12 PM PST · 2107 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
35. 1.79km W of Templeton, CATue, Dec 29, 4:18 PM PST · 2105 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
36. 1.623km NNE of San Lucas, CATue, Dec 29, 5:03 PM PST · 2105 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
37. 2.016km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 3, 12:33 AM PST · 2101 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
38. 1.721km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Jan 4, 4:53 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
39. 1.623km ENE of San Lucas, CAMon, Jan 4, 6:14 PM PST · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
40. 1.94km SW of Avenal, CATue, Jan 5, 2:24 PM PST · 2098 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
41. 1.62km ENE of San Ardo, CAThu, Jan 7, 6:46 AM PST · 2096 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
42. 1.722km ENE of San Lucas, CAThu, Jan 7, 9:58 AM PST · 2096 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
43. 1.723km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 7, 8:01 PM PST · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
44. 2.86km NNE of Lemoore, CAFri, Jan 8, 4:00 PM PST · 2095 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
45. 1.810km NE of Cayucos, CASun, Jan 10, 11:02 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
46. 1.712km SW of Huron, CAMon, Jan 11, 10:23 AM PST · 2092 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

Before

1. 1.630km NE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Nov 9, 8:25 PM PST · 2155 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.118km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Nov 9, 1:23 PM PST · 2155 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.132km NE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Nov 9, 9:27 AM PST · 2155 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
4. 2.318km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Nov 9, 4:45 AM PST · 2155 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
5. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CASun, Nov 8, 11:26 AM PST · 2156 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
6. 2.023km NE of San Ardo, CAThu, Nov 5, 5:11 PM PST · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.78km NE of Avenal, CAMon, Nov 2, 9:31 AM PST · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
8. 1.621km SE of Shandon, CAMon, Nov 2, 6:21 AM PST · 2162 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.820km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Nov 1, 6:20 PM PST · 2163 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
10. 1.822km ESE of Pinnacles, CASun, Nov 1, 1:18 AM PDT · 2164 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.622km ENE of San Lucas, CAFri, Oct 30, 2:25 AM PDT · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
12. 1.78km NE of Avenal, CAThu, Oct 29, 5:23 AM PDT · 2166 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.08km NE of Avenal, CAThu, Oct 29, 5:20 AM PDT · 2166 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
14. 1.66km S of San Lucas, CASun, Oct 25, 4:53 PM PDT · 2170 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.521km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Oct 24, 4:06 PM PDT · 2171 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
16. 1.518km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Oct 22, 4:51 AM PDT · 2173 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.623km SW of New Idria, CAMon, Oct 19, 10:57 PM PDT · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
18. 1.76km ESE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Oct 19, 9:38 AM PDT · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
19. 3.05km S of Shandon, CASat, Oct 17, 2:58 AM PDT · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 7
20. 2.321km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Oct 16, 11:29 PM PDT · 2179 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73481176. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:58 PM UTC.