California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km NNE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Avenal, California on Sun, Apr 5, 1981, 4:11 AM PST (12:11 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 20 km S of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-05 12:11:23 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.099° N, 120.070° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
241°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16614 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.624 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16614 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 16614 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.521 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 16613 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.39km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16613 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.07 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16611 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.319km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.622 km S of Avenal, California · 16607 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16602 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.521 km ESE of Shandon, California · 16602 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.722 km ESE of Shandon, California · 16602 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 16602 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16598 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16598 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.82 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 16597 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.426 km NE of King City, California · 16595 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.626 km NE of King City, California · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.613 km SE of Parkfield, California · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16595 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.730 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.023 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16594 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.110 km W of Huron, California · 16591 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16591 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.614 km SE of Parkfield, California · 16589 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16587 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16584 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.66km ENE of Buttonwillow, CA · 16584 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 16583 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.223 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16582 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.637 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16581 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16580 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.18 km W of Huron, California · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16575 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.115 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16575 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16574 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 3.013 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16573 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.725 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16573 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.218 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 16571 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.921 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16571 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 3.020 km S of Avenal, California · 16571 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.618km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16571 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.620 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16570 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.523 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16570 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.929km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.214km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.516km S of Avenal, CA · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.321 km S of Avenal, California · 16570 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16569 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.11 km NNE of Atascadero, California · 16569 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.031 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16568 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16566 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.06 km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.96 km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 3.08 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16615 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.311 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16615 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.36 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16616 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.98 km WSW of Templeton, California · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16619 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.65 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16619 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16620 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16621 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.822 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16622 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16623 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.732 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.524 km NNE of King City, California · 16625 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.03 km SW of Avenal, California · 16625 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.14 km SW of Avenal, California · 16625 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.60 km SW of Parkfield, California · 16626 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.8Central California · 16627 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16631 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1062154 (also filed as ci151796). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.