M1.6 earthquake 6 km NE of Avenal, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Jun 15, 1982, 2:38 AM PDT

UTC

1982-06-15 09:38:46 UTC

Depth

8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.041° N, 120.069° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.1 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

267°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

14

• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast7 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast77 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast277 kmNW

After

1. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jun 16, 5:28 AM PDT · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
2. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jun 16, 10:03 PM PDT · 16176 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
3. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jun 16, 10:22 PM PDT · 16176 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.99 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jun 17, 10:09 PM PDT · 16175 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
5. 2.611 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jun 24, 5:27 AM PDT · 16169 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
6. 4.011 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jun 24, 8:58 PM PDT · 16168 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
7. 1.811 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jun 24, 9:08 PM PDT · 16168 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
8. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jun 25, 12:45 AM PDT · 16168 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
9. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Jun 26, 4:33 AM PDT · 16167 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Jun 26, 5:43 AM PDT · 16167 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
11. 2.510 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Jun 26, 10:09 PM PDT · 16166 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
12. 3.310 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Jun 26, 10:20 PM PDT · 16166 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
13. 1.710 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Jun 29, 5:41 AM PDT · 16164 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
14. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Jun 30, 12:36 AM PDT · 16163 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
15. 1.911 km NW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Jul 8, 8:41 PM PDT · 16154 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
16. 2.512 km NW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Jul 8, 8:56 PM PDT · 16154 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
17. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 9, 1:04 PM PDT · 16153 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
18. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 9, 1:05 PM PDT · 16153 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.414 km NNE of Shandon, CaliforniaFri, Jul 9, 6:48 PM PDT · 16153 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
20. 1.922 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Jul 13, 4:51 AM PDT · 16150 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
21. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jul 13, 5:35 PM PDT · 16149 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
22. 2.722km SSW of Alpaugh, CAWed, Jul 14, 11:30 PM PDT · 16148 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
23. 2.412km NNW of Wasco, CAThu, Jul 15, 12:30 AM PDT · 16148 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
24. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Jul 17, 12:07 PM PDT · 16145 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
25. 1.94 km WNW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Jul 18, 6:35 AM PDT · 16145 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
26. 2.73 km NNE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Jul 19, 4:21 PM PDT · 16143 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
27. 1.54 km SSE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Jul 19, 7:56 PM PDT · 16143 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
28. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jul 20, 12:09 AM PDT · 16143 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
29. 3.26km ESE of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Jul 21, 2:28 AM PDT · 16142 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
30. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 12:03 PM PDT · 16140 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
31. 2.22 km NW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, Jul 27, 7:48 PM PDT · 16135 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
32. 1.69 km W of Oak Shores, CaliforniaTue, Jul 27, 9:43 PM PDT · 16135 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
33. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jul 28, 4:44 AM PDT · 16135 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
34. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 30, 3:57 AM PDT · 16133 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
35. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Aug 2, 4:02 AM PDT · 16130 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
36. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Aug 2, 8:35 AM PDT · 16129 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
37. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Aug 2, 8:53 AM PDT · 16129 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
38. 2.012 km WNW of Oak Shores, CaliforniaMon, Aug 2, 11:23 PM PDT · 16129 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
39. 1.65 km W of Paso Robles, CaliforniaFri, Aug 6, 12:07 AM PDT · 16126 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
40. 1.522 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Aug 8, 7:35 AM PDT · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
41. 1.811 km WNW of Lanare, CaliforniaTue, Aug 10, 12:47 AM PDT · 16122 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
42. 2.122 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Aug 10, 7:03 PM PDT · 16121 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
43. 1.63 km ENE of Lanare, CaliforniaTue, Aug 10, 10:59 PM PDT · 16121 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
44. 1.56 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 12, 7:14 PM PDT · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
45. 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Aug 13, 3:15 PM PDT · 16118 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
46. 1.924 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Aug 13, 4:30 PM PDT · 16118 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

Before

1. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Jun 14, 2:38 AM PDT · 16179 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.72 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Jun 14, 2:11 AM PDT · 16179 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
3. 1.511 km E of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Jun 14, 2:11 AM PDT · 16179 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
4. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Jun 12, 11:26 AM PDT · 16180 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.223 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jun 11, 11:32 AM PDT · 16181 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.110 km W of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Jun 9, 9:00 PM PDT · 16183 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
7. 1.722 km NNW of Lost Hills, CaliforniaTue, Jun 8, 9:26 AM PDT · 16184 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
8. 2.48 km WNW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Jun 7, 2:45 AM PDT · 16186 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
9. 1.634 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Jun 2, 7:39 PM PDT · 16190 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Jun 1, 9:56 PM PDT · 16191 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
11. 1.614 km S of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, May 29, 11:05 PM PDT · 16194 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
12. 1.614 km SE of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, May 27, 3:32 PM PDT · 16196 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
13. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, May 24, 12:20 PM PDT · 16199 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.326 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, May 23, 4:09 PM PDT · 16200 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.611 km SE of Huron, CaliforniaWed, May 19, 3:33 AM PDT · 16205 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
16. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, May 17, 2:55 PM PDT · 16206 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075363. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC.