California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km SSE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Avenal, California on Wed, Dec 12, 1984, 10:42 AM PST (18:42 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 12 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-12 18:42:00 UTC
Depth
23.3 km (14.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.928° N, 120.068° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 15257 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 15257 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 15255 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15255 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15255 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15255 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15254 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.735 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15253 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.735 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15253 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.88 km WNW of Bradley, California · 15253 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.49 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15253 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.816 km W of Oak Shores, California · 15252 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.723 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15251 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15251 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15251 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.19km N of Simmler, CA · 15251 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.123km ENE of Simmler, CA · 15250 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15250 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.99 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15249 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15248 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.540 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15247 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.111 km SSW of Stratford, California · 15247 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.520 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15247 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.59 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15247 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.19 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15246 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.2Central California · 15246 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.69 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15246 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.920 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15246 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15246 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15245 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.99 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15245 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15243 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.611 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15242 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.912 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15242 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15242 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 3.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 3.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 3.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.87 km N of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.625 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15237 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.65 km E of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 3.00 km WSW of Parkfield, California · 15236 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15236 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15235 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.424 km NE of King City, California · 15235 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.524 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15235 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15234 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.612 km W of Oak Shores, California · 15233 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 15233 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15232 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 15232 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.6Central California · 15231 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.4Central California · 15231 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 2.127 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15230 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.414 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15260 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.530 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15261 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.96 km E of Coalinga, California · 15262 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.67 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15262 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.623 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15263 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.618 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15263 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.817 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15263 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.19km NNE of Shafter, CA · 15263 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.622 km NE of King City, California · 15264 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15264 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.514 km NE of Bradley, California · 15264 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15264 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15264 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.410 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15264 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15264 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.724 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15264 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15265 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.77 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15265 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15266 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.023 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15266 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc34150. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC.