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M 2.0md
Earthquake near Huron, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Huron in the 24 hours to 2:32 am PST (10:32 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 2.0 earthquake was recorded 4 km (2 mi) north-northwest of Huron, CA, at 9:26 pm PDT on 8 September 2019 (04:26 UTC), 15 km deep.
USGS: 4km NNW of Huron, CA
68 km (42 mi) SSW of Fresno, CA · 43 km (27 mi) WSW of Hanford, CA
- When
- 9:26 pm PDT on 8 September 2019 ()
- Where
- 4 km (2 mi) north-northwest of Huron, CA · earthquakes near Huron
- Magnitude
- M 2.0 (md)
- Depth
- 15 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Kings County, 33 km ESE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Great Valley thrust fault system, 6 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 2619 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 5 km (3 mi) from the epicentre. In Huron, 4 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.
Likely felt in: Huron 4 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 30 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 500,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 350,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 32× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.0 about 30 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
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.0 on 2018-11-27 — about 1,000 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 12 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.7 The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake · 17 km W of this epicentre
- 6.4 1901 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 42 km SW of this epicentre
- 5.6 8 km SW of Huron, California · 10 km SSW of this epicentre
- 5.5 11 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15 km W of this epicentre
- 5.5 11 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14 km W 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 36.2303, -120.1242. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, CA | 33 km (20 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Kings County |
| Fresno County, CA | 72 km (45 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Fresno County |
| San Benito County, CA | 96 km (60 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near San Benito County |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 98 km (61 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near San Luis Obispo County |
| Monterey County, CA | 107 km (66 mi) | W | earthquakes near Monterey County |
| Madera County, CA | 114 km (71 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Madera County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
48 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.0 12km NNW of Kettleman City, CA
- 2.0 12km SSW of Lemoore Station, CA
- 2.6 7km SE of Kettleman City, CA
- 3.2 6km SSE of Kettleman City, CA
- 2.3 15km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 1.5 13km NNW of Coalinga, CA
- 1.8 21km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 2.3 3km ESE of Armona, CA
- 1.9 19km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 1.6 13km ESE of Coalinga, CA
- 1.8 16km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 1.7 16km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 1.9 14km WSW of Stratford, CA
- 1.8 11km SW of Stratford, CA
- 1.9 11km NNW of Kettleman City, 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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- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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