California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km NNE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Avenal, California on Tue, Aug 12, 1980, 1:40 AM PDT (08:40 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 10 km W of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-08-12 08:40:44 UTC
Depth
15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.090° N, 120.065° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
290°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.022 km NE of Shandon, California · 16853 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 16853 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.123 km ESE of Shandon, California · 16853 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.119 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16851 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.720 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16851 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.96 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16848 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.65 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16848 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16847 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16846 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16843 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16843 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.723 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16843 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.524 km NE of King City, California · 16839 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16837 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16835 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16834 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16831 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.67 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 16828 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.616km WNW of Squaw Valley, CA · 16827 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.58 km NE of Cayucos, California · 16825 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.52 km SE of Atascadero, California · 16820 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 3.19km NNW of Wasco, CA · 16818 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.925 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16817 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.610 km W of Huron, California · 16815 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16815 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.0Central California · 16815 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.612 km W of Huron, California · 16815 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.512 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 16813 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.610 km W of Huron, California · 16812 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 3.011 km W of Huron, California · 16812 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 3.85 km NW of Huron, California · 16812 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.911 km W of Huron, California · 16811 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 4.510 km W of Huron, California · 16811 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.810 km W of Huron, California · 16811 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 3.03 km WNW of Huron, California · 16811 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.910 km W of Huron, California · 16811 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.811 km W of Huron, California · 16811 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.710 km W of Huron, California · 16811 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.431 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16811 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.512 km W of Huron, California · 16811 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16810 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.211 km W of Huron, California · 16810 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.68 km W of Huron, California · 16810 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16809 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 3.613 km NNE of Shandon, California · 16809 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16809 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 2.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16806 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.823 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16805 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 3.46 km WNW of Huron, California · 16803 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16801 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.933 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16801 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.110 km W of Huron, California · 16799 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.611km NNE of Avenal, CA · 16799 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.55km E of Cholame, CA · 16798 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.89 km WNW of Huron, California · 16798 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.034 km NE of King City, California · 16797 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.04 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16797 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.1Central California · 16794 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 3.420 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16855 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16855 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.718 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16855 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16855 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.918 km S of Avenal, California · 16855 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.620 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16856 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.83 km SW of Santa Margarita, California · 16856 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.224 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16856 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.423 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16858 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.524 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16858 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16859 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.513km WNW of Wasco, CA · 16863 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.04 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16865 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.98 km SW of Atascadero, California · 16865 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16866 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.82km NE of Huron, CA · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.823 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16870 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16871 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.923 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16871 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.47 km SE of Parkfield, California · 16872 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1055040. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.