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M 2.7md
Earthquake near Huron, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Huron in the 24 hours to 4:36 am PST (12:36 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 2.7 earthquake was recorded 7 km (5 mi) east-southeast of Huron, CA, at 2:23 am PDT on 24 August 2020 (09:23 UTC), 2.6 km deep. 2 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 7km ESE of Huron, CA
72 km (44 mi) SSW of Fresno, CA · 38 km (24 mi) WSW of Hanford, CA
- When
- 2:23 am PDT on 24 August 2020 ()
- Where
- 7 km (5 mi) east-southeast of Huron, CA · earthquakes near Huron
- Magnitude
- M 2.7 (md)
- Depth
- 2.6 km below the surface
- Felt
- 2 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Kings County, 22 km ESE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Great Valley thrust fault system, 8 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 1557 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 25 km (16 mi) from the epicentre. In Huron, 7 km away, the estimate is intensity III (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 7 km, intensity III · Kettleman City 19 km, intensity II · Avenal 20 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 390 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.7 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 39,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 28,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 2.5× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.7 about 390 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 4.3 on 2019-12-17 — about 210 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 14 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.7 The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake · 26 km WNW of this epicentre
- 6.4 1901 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 46 km WSW of this epicentre
- 6.0 2004 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 49 km SW of this epicentre
- 5.6 8 km SW of Huron, California · 11 km WSW of this epicentre
- 5.5 1966 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 48 km SSW 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 36.1688, -120.0337. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, CA | 22 km (14 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Kings County |
| Fresno County, CA | 74 km (46 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Fresno County |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | 95 km (59 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near San Luis Obispo County |
| San Benito County, CA | 106 km (66 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near San Benito County |
| Tulare County, CA | 113 km (70 mi) | E | earthquakes near Tulare County |
| Monterey County, CA | 115 km (72 mi) | W | earthquakes near Monterey County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
43 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.9 11km SSE of Huron, CA
- 2.2 9km NE of Kettleman City, CA
- 1.8 10km NE of Coalinga, CA
- 2.3 6km NNE of Avenal, CA
- 1.7 9km E of Coalinga, CA
- 1.8 10km W of Huron, CA
- 1.7 11km ENE of Coalinga, CA
- 1.7 8km E of Coalinga, CA
- 2.0 14km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 2.5 10km NNE of Kettleman City, CA
- 1.9 6km E of Huron, CA
- 2.4 4km NE of Lemoore, CA
- 2.0 5km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 1.8 9km SSE of Huron, CA
- 1.7 12km SW of Huron, 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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