California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3 km N of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km N of Avenal, California on Sat, Feb 21, 1981, 6:29 PM PST (02:29 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km WSW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-22 02:29:14 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.039° N, 120.128° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
256°, 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: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16648 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.04 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16647 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16645 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16645 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.621 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16645 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.032km E of Cholame, CA · 16645 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16644 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.029km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.420 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16644 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16642 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16641 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.79 km W of Huron, California · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.620 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16640 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.021 km S of Avenal, California · 16640 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.120 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16640 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16638 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.122 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16632 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16627 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16625 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16623 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.8Central California · 16619 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.60 km SW of Parkfield, California · 16618 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.14 km SW of Avenal, California · 16616 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.03 km SW of Avenal, California · 16616 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.524 km NNE of King City, California · 16616 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.732 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16615 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16615 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.822 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16614 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16612 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.65 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16610 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.98 km WSW of Templeton, California · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.36 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.311 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 3.08 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.811 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16606 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.624 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16606 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.521 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 16604 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.39km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16604 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.07 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16602 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.319km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16599 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.622 km S of Avenal, California · 16598 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16597 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.521 km ESE of Shandon, California · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.722 km ESE of Shandon, California · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 16593 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16592 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.813 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 1.820 km S of Avenal, California · 16650 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.919 km S of Avenal, California · 16651 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.822km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 16652 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.110 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16652 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.121 km S of Avenal, California · 16652 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.88 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16653 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.76 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16653 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.421 km S of Avenal, California · 16653 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.322km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16653 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.323km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16653 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16653 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.120km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16654 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.021 km S of Avenal, California · 16654 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.331km E of Cholame, CA · 16654 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.722 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16655 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 16657 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1060628 (also filed as ci3317186). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.