California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9km W of Huron, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9km W of Huron, CA on Mon, Jan 2, 2023, 2:39 PM PST (22:39 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 11km E of Coalinga, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2023-01-02 22:39:32 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.205° N, 120.206° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1371 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.06km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1371 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.725km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1371 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.619km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1371 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.96km ENE of San Miguel, CA · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.09km E of Kettleman City, CA · 1370 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.810km SW of Huron, CA · 1369 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.824km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1368 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.88km SSW of Kettleman City, CA · 1368 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.78km SSW of Kettleman City, CA · 1368 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.08km SW of Kettleman City, CA · 1368 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.92km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1367 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.77km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1366 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.622km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1365 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.67km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.723km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1364 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.67km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1363 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.724km NE of King City, CA · 1358 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.011km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1356 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.28km NW of Avenal, CA · 1356 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.610km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1356 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1355 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.210km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1355 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 3.08km NNW of New Idria, CA · 1354 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 83
  27. 1.72km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1353 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.88km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1352 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.822km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.722km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1350 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.611km NNE of Cayucos, CA · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.55km WSW of San Ardo, CA · 1344 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1344 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.831km NNW of New Idria, CA · 1343 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.719km NW of New Idria, CA · 1342 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.47km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1341 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.710km NNE of Cayucos, CA · 1339 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 11
  38. 2.010km ESE of Shandon, CA · 1336 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.823km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1336 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.510km ESE of Coalinga, CA · 1334 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.910km E of Coalinga, CA · 1334 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 3.311km E of Coalinga, CA · 1334 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 15
  43. 2.011km E of Coalinga, CA · 1334 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.611km E of Coalinga, CA · 1334 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.710km E of Coalinga, CA · 1334 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.710km E of Coalinga, CA · 1334 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.210km ESE of Coalinga, CA · 1334 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.211km E of Coalinga, CA · 1334 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.212km SW of Huron, CA · 1334 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.810km E of Coalinga, CA · 1334 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.312km E of Coalinga, CA · 1333 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.72km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1331 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.02km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1331 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.710km ESE of Shandon, CA · 1330 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.710km ESE of Shandon, CA · 1330 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.417km ENE of New Idria, CA · 1329 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.622km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1328 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.213km ENE of New Idria, CA · 1328 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.614km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1327 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.14km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1325 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.69km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.09km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.220km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1373 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.19km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 5
  5. 3.99km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 272
  6. 3.19km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 27
  7. 1.824km NNW of Simmler, CA · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.01km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1374 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.210km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 1375 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.56km S of Armona, CA · 1376 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.97km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.623km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1377 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.730km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 1377 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.69km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1377 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.99km W of Templeton, CA · 1377 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.38km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1378 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.628km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 1380 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.830km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 1380 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73828116. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.