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M 1.8md
Earthquake near Huron, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Huron in the 24 hours to 11:43 pm PST (07:43 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 2 km (1 mi) west-southwest of Huron, CA, at 7:56 pm PDT on 31 May 2026 (02:56 UTC), 9.2 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 2 km WSW of Huron, CA
72 km (44 mi) SSW of Fresno, CA · 45 km (28 mi) WSW of Hanford, CA
- When
- 7:56 pm PDT on 31 May 2026 ()
- Where
- 2 km (1 mi) west-southwest of Huron, CA · earthquakes near Huron
- Magnitude
- M 1.8 (md)
- Depth
- 9.2 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report
- Nearest
- Kings County, 31 km ESE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Great Valley thrust fault system, 3 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 154 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 9 km (6 mi) from the epicentre. In Huron, 2 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 2 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 13 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 5.7 810,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 72× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.8 about 13 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 6,200 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 · 17 km WNW of this epicentre
- 6.4 1901 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 40 km WSW of this epicentre
- 6.0 2004 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 47 km SSW of this epicentre
- 5.6 8 km SW of Huron, California · 7 km SSW 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 36.1963, -120.1245. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, CA | 31 km (19 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Kings County |
| Fresno County, CA | 76 km (47 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 | 98 km (61 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near San Benito County |
| Monterey County, CA | 107 km (66 mi) | W | earthquakes near Monterey County |
| Madera County, CA | 118 km (73 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Madera County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
57 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.4 10 km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 1.2 16 km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 0.2 17 km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 2.0 21 km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 2.2 1 km WSW of Parkfield, CA
- 2.2 10 km SE of Huron, CA
- 2.3 21 km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 1.6 12 km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 1.9 15 km ENE of Kettleman City, CA
- 1.8 14 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA
- 1.8 12 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA
- 1.6 17 km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 1.6 17 km NW of Parkfield, CA
- 2.6 11 km NNW of Corcoran, CA
- 2.8 4 km NW of Parkfield, 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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