M1.7 earthquake 19 km SSE of Avenal, California
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Avenal, California on Mon, Nov 19, 1984, 8:09 AM PST (16:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 9 km E of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-11-19 16:09:56 UTC
- Depth
- 9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.836° N, 120.057° W
- Region
- California
- 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 2.1 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 264°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.29 km E of Coalinga, California · 15282 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15281 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.211 km E of Coalinga, California · 15281 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.16 km NNW of Cantua Creek, California · 15281 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15280 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.312 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15279 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.04 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15278 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.713 km N of Coalinga, California · 15278 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.011 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15277 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.910 km S of Huron, California · 15277 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.010 km S of Huron, California · 15277 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.18 km SE of Huron, California · 15277 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.310 km S of Huron, California · 15277 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.610 km SSW of Huron, California · 15277 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15277 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.49 km SSW of Huron, California · 15277 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.110 km SSW of Huron, California · 15277 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.89 km SSW of Huron, California · 15276 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.010 km S of Huron, California · 15276 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15276 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.810 km S of Huron, California · 15276 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.68 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15276 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.6Central California · 15276 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.73 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15276 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.811 km S of Huron, California · 15276 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.710 km S of Huron, California · 15275 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15275 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.710 km N of Avenal, California · 15275 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.618 km ESE of Parkfield, California · 15275 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.123 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15275 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.610 km SSW of Huron, California · 15274 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15274 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.323 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15274 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15274 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.013 km E of Cambria, California · 15273 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15273 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.010 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15272 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.211 km S of Huron, California · 15272 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.810 km N of Avenal, California · 15271 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15271 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 15269 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15269 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15268 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.813 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15268 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.14km N of Buttonwillow, CA · 15267 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.023 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15267 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15267 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.77 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15266 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15265 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15265 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.410 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15265 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15264 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15264 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.514 km NE of Bradley, California · 15264 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15264 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.622 km NE of King City, California · 15264 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.19km NNE of Shafter, CA · 15264 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.817 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15263 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.618 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15263 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.623 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15263 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
The first 60 of 128.
Before
- 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15283 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15283 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15283 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 15284 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15284 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15284 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.120 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15284 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15284 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.56 km W of Coalinga, California · 15286 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15287 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15288 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15289 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15289 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15290 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.011 km E of Coalinga, California · 15290 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15291 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15293 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.210 km S of Huron, California · 15293 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.925 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15294 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15295 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1122213. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.