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M 1.8md
Earthquake near Huron, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Huron in the 24 hours to 3:10 am PST (11:10 UTC). The last one was M 2.2, 10 km (6 mi) SE, at 2:35 am PDT on 16 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town. Every earthquake near Huron
This page: a magnitude 1.8 earthquake was recorded 12 km (8 mi) southeast of Huron, CA, at 8:50 pm PDT on 17 October 2018 (03:50 UTC), 8.1 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 12km SE of Huron, CA
76 km (47 mi) SSW of Fresno, CA · 40 km (25 mi) SW of Hanford, CA
- When
- 8:50 pm PDT on 17 October 2018 ()
- Where
- 12 km (8 mi) southeast of Huron, CA · earthquakes near Huron
- Magnitude
- M 1.8 (md)
- Depth
- 8.1 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity I
- Nearest
- Kings County, 19 km ESE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Great Valley thrust fault system, 5 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2946 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 11 km (7 mi) from the epicentre. In Huron, 12 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: Kettleman City, Avenal, Lemoore Station, Stratford, Lemoore.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 14 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.8 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,100,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 760,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 68× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.8 about 14 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 17 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.7 The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake · 29 km WNW of this epicentre
- 6.5 1922 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 46 km SSW of this epicentre
- 6.4 1901 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 45 km WSW of this epicentre
- 6.0 2004 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 46 km SW of this epicentre
- 5.6 8 km SW of Huron, California · 13 km WNW of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 36.1190, -120.0160. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, CA | 19 km (12 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Kings County |
| Fresno County, CA | 78 km (49 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Fresno County |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 90 km (56 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near San Luis Obispo County |
| San Benito County, CA | 110 km (69 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near San Benito County |
| Tulare County, CA | 112 km (69 mi) | E | earthquakes near Tulare County |
| Monterey County, CA | 117 km (73 mi) | W | earthquakes near Monterey County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
53 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.6 21km SSE of Kettleman City, CA
- 1.8 12km ENE of Coalinga, CA
- 2.9 12km ENE of Coalinga, CA
- 1.9 21km SSE of Kettleman City, CA
- 2.4 10km ENE of Coalinga, CA
- 1.8 10km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 1.7 8km SSE of Cantua Creek, CA
- 2.9 10km SSE of Cantua Creek, CA
- 2.5 8km SSE of Cantua Creek, CA
- 2.0 12km NNW of Coalinga, CA
- 1.8 4km SSW of Huron, CA
- 1.8 13km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 1.7 11km NNW of Avenal, CA
- 1.8 20km SE of Kettleman City, CA
- 1.6 6km NE of Coalinga, CA
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
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- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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