California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km SW of Huron, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Huron, CA on Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:18 AM PDT (08:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 12 km NNE of San Lucas, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2026-09-29 08:18:01 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.125° N, 120.196° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 since this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.512 km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.47 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 39 hr ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.53 km N of Cholame, CA · 31 hr ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.08 km N of Coalinga, CA · 26 hr ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.011 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 17 hr ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.310 km SSE of Pinnacles, CA · 14 hr ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.05 km NE of Santa Margarita, CA · 5 hr ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.511 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 43 min ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.622 km SW of New Idria, CA · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.95 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 6 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.57 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.71 km S of Orange Cove, CA · 8 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.515 km WSW of Firebaugh, CA · 9 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.915 km WNW of Templeton, CA · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.313 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 11 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.512 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 11 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.010 km ESE of Home Garden, CA · 12 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 13 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.11 km WSW of Parkfield, CA · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.731 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 16 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.56 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 16 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.19 km SSE of Huron, CA · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.910 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 17 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.711 km SW of King City, CA · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.032 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 19 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.321 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 19 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.612 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 22 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.915 km ENE of Kettleman City, CA · 23 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75444252. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC.