M2.5 earthquake 23 km SSE of Avenal, California

Magnitude

2.5 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, May 19, 1981, 6:40 AM PDT

UTC

1981-05-19 13:40:50 UTC

Depth

16.1 km (10.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.797° N, 120.053° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

198°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

24

• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast24 kmSSE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast90 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast255 kmNW

After

1. 1.929km SSE of Kettleman City, CATue, May 19, 7:14 AM PDT · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
2. 2.214km S of Kettleman City, CATue, May 19, 8:04 AM PDT · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
3. 1.516km S of Avenal, CATue, May 19, 12:15 PM PDT · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.321 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 12:38 PM PDT · 16570 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.11 km NNE of Atascadero, CaliforniaThu, May 21, 2:19 AM PDT · 16568 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
6. 2.06 km SSE of Parkfield, CASun, May 24, 6:57 AM PDT · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
7. 1.96 km SSE of Parkfield, CASun, May 24, 7:20 AM PDT · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
8. 2.620 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaWed, May 27, 5:01 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.132 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, May 29, 2:18 PM PDT · 16560 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
10. 2.112 km NW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, May 30, 3:52 AM PDT · 16559 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
11. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, May 30, 11:28 AM PDT · 16559 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
12. 1.612 km W of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Jun 1, 1:16 PM PDT · 16557 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
13. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jun 7, 11:11 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
14. 1.715km SW of Rosedale, CASun, Jun 7, 6:46 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.219 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 5:33 AM PDT · 16550 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
16. 2.723 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 12:25 AM PDT · 16548 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.55 km SSE of Cambria, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 3:11 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
18. 2.319km SSE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jun 11, 8:36 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
19. 2.316 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 8:55 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
20. 2.023km SSE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jun 11, 9:17 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
21. 3.019km SSE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jun 11, 9:18 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
22. 2.035km SSE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jun 11, 9:20 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
23. 2.07km S of Kettleman City, CAFri, Jun 12, 1:36 AM PDT · 16546 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
24. 2.611 km W of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 9:48 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
25. 1.83km WSW of Maricopa, CASat, Jun 13, 1:20 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
26. 1.91 km WNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 2:49 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
27. 2.21 km WNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 3:29 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
28. 3.06 km NE of Cambria, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 3:49 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
29. 2.76 km NE of Cambria, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 4:03 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
30. 1.510 km WNW of Lemoore Station, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 12:58 AM PDT · 16538 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
31. 1.98km N of Rosedale, CAMon, Jun 22, 10:31 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
32. 1.97 km NW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 4:47 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
33. 2.133 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 7:34 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
34. 3.522 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 5:01 PM PDT · 16534 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
35. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 3:44 PM PDT · 16533 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
36. 2.120 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Jun 27, 9:18 AM PDT · 16531 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
37. 2.115km SSE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jul 1, 10:35 AM PDT · 16527 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
38. 1.86km SSW of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jul 2, 7:41 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
39. 1.723 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Jul 3, 10:13 PM PDT · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
40. 2.012 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 4, 12:42 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
41. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Jul 7, 9:23 AM PDT · 16521 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
42. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Jul 8, 6:03 AM PDT · 16520 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
43. 1.95 km WNW of San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaWed, Jul 8, 6:10 AM PDT · 16520 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
44. 1.721 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Jul 11, 11:08 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
45. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jul 12, 6:08 AM PDT · 16516 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
46. 1.624 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Jul 13, 1:20 AM PDT · 16515 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
47. 1.87 km WSW of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Jul 13, 2:07 PM PDT · 16515 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
48. 2.414km NE of Parkfield, CAMon, Jul 13, 3:14 PM PDT · 16515 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
49. 1.612 km NNE of Cambria, CaliforniaWed, Jul 15, 7:12 AM PDT · 16513 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
50. 2.87 km WSW of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Jul 16, 5:25 AM PDT · 16512 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
51. 1.62 km ESE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Jul 16, 3:26 PM PDT · 16512 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
52. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Jul 17, 12:12 AM PDT · 16512 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
53. 1.67 km SSW of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Jul 17, 1:03 AM PDT · 16511 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
54. 1.831 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 18, 12:46 AM PDT · 16510 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away

Before

1. 1.620 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 5:40 AM PDT · 16570 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
2. 1.618km S of Kettleman City, CATue, May 19, 4:32 AM PDT · 16570 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
3. 3.020 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 3:33 AM PDT · 16570 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
4. 2.921 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 3:25 AM PDT · 16570 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.218 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 2:53 AM PDT · 16570 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
6. 1.725 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, May 16, 4:35 PM PDT · 16573 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
7. 3.013 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, May 16, 11:24 AM PDT · 16573 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
8. 2.115 km E of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, May 14, 3:29 PM PDT · 16575 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
9. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, May 14, 2:24 PM PDT · 16575 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
10. 2.18 km W of Huron, CaliforniaTue, May 12, 8:44 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
11. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, May 9, 6:50 PM PDT · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
12. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, May 9, 12:03 PM PDT · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
13. 2.223 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, May 7, 6:40 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.912 km SW of Cayucos, CaliforniaThu, May 7, 12:46 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.66km ENE of Buttonwillow, CATue, May 5, 10:05 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
16. 1.52 km SE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, May 5, 9:35 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, May 3, 2:54 PM PDT · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.614 km SE of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Apr 30, 5:19 AM PDT · 16589 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
19. 2.012km NNE of Taft, CAThu, Apr 30, 1:13 AM PDT · 16589 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
20. 2.110 km W of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Apr 28, 9:28 PM PDT · 16591 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1063792 (also filed as ci516316). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC.