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M 2.0md

Earthquake near Huron, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in Huron in the 24 hours to 2:58 am PST (10:58 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 8 km (5 mi) east of Huron, CA, at 3:47 pm PDT on 25 August 2022 (22:47 UTC), 3.4 km deep.

USGS: 8km E of Huron, CA

67 km (41 mi) SSW of Fresno, CA · 35 km (22 mi) WSW of Hanford, CA

3:47 pm PDT, Aug 25, 2022 · · 3.4 km deep · released about 32 lb of TNT

Every earthquake near Huron Felt it? Tell USGS Check my area
10 km30 km60 km120 km N Kings County 24 kmFresno County 69 kmSan Luis Obispo County 99 kmSan Benito County 106 kmTulare County 111 kmMadera County 114 kmMonterey County 117 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
3:47 pm PDT on 25 August 2022 ()
Where
8 km (5 mi) east of Huron, CA · earthquakes near Huron
Magnitude
M 2.0 (md)
Depth
3.4 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Kings County, 24 km SE
Nearest mapped fault
Great Valley thrust fault system, 11 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 1530 days ago

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 16 km (10 mi) from the epicentre. In Huron, 8 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 8 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 32 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.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 470,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 330,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 30× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.0 about 32 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 930 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record lists 11 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:

  1. 6.7 The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake · 27 km W of this epicentre
  2. 6.4 1901 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 49 km WSW of this epicentre
  3. 5.6 8 km SW of Huron, California · 15 km WSW of this epicentre
  4. 5.5 11 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 25 km W of this epicentre
  5. 5.5 11 km NE of Coalinga, California · 24 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 36.2097, -120.0147. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Kings County, CA 24 km (15 mi) SE earthquakes near Kings County
Fresno County, CA 69 km (43 mi) NNE earthquakes near Fresno County
San Luis Obispo County, CA 99 km (62 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 111 km (69 mi) E earthquakes near Tulare 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.

  1. 1.6 6km S of Kettleman City, CA
  2. 1.9 4km SE of Kettleman City, CA
  3. 1.6 16km N of Coalinga, CA
  4. 1.9 18km SE of New Idria, CA
  5. 1.5 6km W of Avenal, CA
  6. 1.6 15km E of Kettleman City, CA
  7. 2.4 10km SW of Kettleman City, CA
  8. 1.9 11km NW of Corcoran, CA
  9. 1.8 8km SW of Kettleman City, CA
  10. 1.6 2km SSE of Kettleman City, CA
  11. 2.1 7km SW of Kettleman City, CA
  12. 2.1 8km SSW of Kettleman City, CA
  13. 1.8 9km SW of Kettleman City, CA
  14. 1.6 8km SW of Kettleman City, CA
  15. 1.9 10km SW 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.

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