California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km NNW of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Avenal, California on Mon, Feb 6, 1978, 5:21 PM PST (01:21 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 8 km N of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-02-07 01:21:49 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.059° N, 120.169° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
253°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km N of Avenal, California · 17760 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.913 km NW of Avenal, California · 17759 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.14 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17758 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.629 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17753 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.75 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17751 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 17751 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.425 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 17750 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.712 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17748 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17747 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.2Central California · 17746 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.97 km SE of Parkfield, California · 17746 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.110 km NNE of Cambria, California · 17746 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.65 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 17745 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.722 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17744 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.827 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17744 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.423 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 17743 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.737 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 17742 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.737 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 17742 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17742 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.0Central California · 17739 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.4Central California · 17738 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.723 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17738 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.612 km NW of Avenal, California · 17737 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.011 km NW of Avenal, California · 17737 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.50 km SW of Parkfield, California · 17737 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.64 km W of Creston, California · 17735 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17734 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17734 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17734 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.631 km NE of Soledad, California · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17733 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.60 km SSW of Parkfield, California · 17732 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.4Central California · 17732 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17729 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.222 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17728 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17728 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17727 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17726 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17725 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.65 km W of Lemoore Station, California · 17725 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.916 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17725 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17724 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17724 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.99 km NW of Whitley Gardens, California · 17722 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17722 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.530km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 17720 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17719 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17718 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17715 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.79 km E of San Miguel, California · 17714 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.45 km WNW of San Luis Obispo, California · 17714 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.88 km WNW of Creston, California · 17714 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17713 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17712 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17709 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.126 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17708 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17708 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17706 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17702 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 2.37 km NNW of Avenal, California · 17760 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.16 km NNW of Avenal, California · 17761 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.111km N of Avenal, CA · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.133 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17761 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17762 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17762 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.426 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17762 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17763 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.834 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 17763 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 17765 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17765 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 17767 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.79 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 17767 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.526 km NE of Soledad, California · 17767 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17767 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.822 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17767 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.89 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17768 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17769 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.628 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17773 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.814 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 17774 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038861. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.