California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3 km SW of Avenal, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Avenal, California on Wed, Mar 25, 1981, 10:39 PM PST (06:39 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 24 km NE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-26 06:39:31 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.977° N, 120.157° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
242°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.524 km NNE of King City, California · 16616 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.732 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16615 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16615 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.822 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16614 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16612 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.65 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16610 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.98 km WSW of Templeton, California · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.36 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16606 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.311 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 3.08 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.811 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16606 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.624 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16606 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.521 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 16604 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.39km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16604 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.07 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16602 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.319km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16599 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.622 km S of Avenal, California · 16598 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16596 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.521 km ESE of Shandon, California · 16593 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.722 km ESE of Shandon, California · 16593 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16593 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 16593 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16592 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.813 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16589 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16589 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.82 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 16588 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.426 km NE of King City, California · 16587 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.626 km NE of King City, California · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.613 km SE of Parkfield, California · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16586 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 3.112 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.730 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16586 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.023 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16586 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.110 km W of Huron, California · 16582 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16582 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.614 km SE of Parkfield, California · 16581 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16579 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16575 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.66km ENE of Buttonwillow, CA · 16575 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 16575 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.223 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16573 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.637 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16573 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16572 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16571 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16568 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.18 km W of Huron, California · 16568 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.115 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16567 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16565 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 2.14 km SW of Avenal, California · 16616 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.60 km SW of Parkfield, California · 16617 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.8Central California · 16619 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16623 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16625 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16627 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.122 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16632 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16637 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.120 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16640 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.021 km S of Avenal, California · 16640 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.620 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16640 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.79 km W of Huron, California · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16641 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.420 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16643 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.029km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16644 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.032km E of Cholame, CA · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.621 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16644 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1061734 (also filed as ci12262795). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.