M1.6 earthquake 8 km S of Avenal, California

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Jan 4, 1984, 4:08 AM PST

UTC

1984-01-04 12:08:24 UTC

Depth

11.2 km (6.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.932° N, 120.118° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

206°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

19

• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast8 kmS
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast86 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast270 kmNW

After

1. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jan 4, 10:04 PM PST · 15613 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
2. 1.923 km NE of King City, CaliforniaThu, Jan 5, 6:44 AM PST · 15613 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.56 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jan 5, 10:40 AM PST · 15613 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
4. 1.71 km S of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jan 5, 3:24 PM PST · 15612 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
5. 1.923 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Jan 5, 4:18 PM PST · 15612 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
6. 2.510 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jan 6, 3:17 PM PST · 15611 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
7. 1.718 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jan 6, 5:56 PM PST · 15611 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
8. 2.111 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jan 6, 10:17 PM PST · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
9. 1.610 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Jan 7, 12:47 AM PST · 15611 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
10. 2.310 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jan 7, 3:30 AM PST · 15611 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
11. 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jan 7, 5:00 AM PST · 15611 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
12. 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jan 7, 9:34 AM PST · 15611 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
13. 2.83 km NW of Biola, CaliforniaSun, Jan 8, 3:24 AM PST · 15610 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
14. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Jan 8, 4:03 AM PST · 15610 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
15. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 8, 8:30 AM PST · 15610 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
16. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 8, 3:29 PM PST · 15609 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
17. 2.015 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Jan 9, 5:24 AM PST · 15609 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
18. 1.513 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 9, 9:53 AM PST · 15609 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.213 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 9, 10:03 AM PST · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
20. 2.110km W of Shafter, CAMon, Jan 9, 12:18 PM PST · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
21. 1.98km S of Shafter, CAMon, Jan 9, 12:53 PM PST · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
22. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 9, 4:45 PM PST · 15608 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
23. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jan 10, 9:01 AM PST · 15608 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
24. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jan 10, 6:47 PM PST · 15607 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
25. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jan 11, 4:14 AM PST · 15607 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
26. 2.813 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jan 11, 8:22 PM PST · 15606 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
27. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jan 11, 9:39 PM PST · 15606 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
28. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jan 11, 9:54 PM PST · 15606 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
29. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jan 12, 7:29 AM PST · 15606 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
30. 2.814 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jan 12, 2:45 PM PST · 15605 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
31. 2.111 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Jan 12, 5:50 PM PST · 15605 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
32. 1.66 km SW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, Jan 12, 9:47 PM PST · 15605 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
33. 1.910 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jan 13, 2:40 AM PST · 15605 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
34. 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jan 13, 3:00 AM PST · 15605 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
35. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Jan 13, 6:23 AM PST · 15605 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
36. 1.712 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Jan 14, 4:30 AM PST · 15604 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
37. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jan 14, 10:40 AM PST · 15604 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
38. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jan 14, 11:09 AM PST · 15604 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
39. 1.55 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Jan 14, 7:53 PM PST · 15603 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
40. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Jan 14, 11:17 PM PST · 15603 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
41. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jan 14, 11:44 PM PST · 15603 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
42. 2.512 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Jan 15, 3:38 AM PST · 15603 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
43. 3.212 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Jan 15, 7:51 AM PST · 15603 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
44. 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Jan 15, 2:39 PM PST · 15602 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
45. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 15, 3:21 PM PST · 15602 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
46. 3.212 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Jan 15, 6:48 PM PST · 15602 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
47. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 16, 2:25 AM PST · 15602 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
48. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 16, 9:46 AM PST · 15602 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
49. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 16, 9:20 PM PST · 15601 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
50. 1.612 km ENE of Cambria, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 1:20 AM PST · 15601 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
51. 2.14 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 4:14 AM PST · 15601 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
52. 2.59 km NNW of Lemoore Station, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 9:18 AM PST · 15601 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
53. 2.714 km SSE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 1:29 PM PST · 15600 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
54. 1.911 km SSE of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 5:59 PM PST · 15600 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
55. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 11:02 PM PST · 15600 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
56. 2.05 km ESE of San Miguel, CaliforniaWed, Jan 18, 9:37 AM PST · 15600 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
57. 2.48 km E of Santa Margarita, CaliforniaWed, Jan 18, 11:08 AM PST · 15600 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
58. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jan 19, 3:07 AM PST · 15599 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
59. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jan 19, 6:33 AM PST · 15599 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
60. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jan 19, 10:31 AM PST · 15599 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

1. 1.79 km SW of Lanare, CaliforniaTue, Jan 3, 10:16 PM PST · 15614 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
2. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jan 3, 6:59 PM PST · 15614 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
3. 2.810 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 2, 11:40 PM PST · 15615 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.911 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 2, 11:40 PM PST · 15615 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
5. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 2, 11:19 PM PST · 15615 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
6. 2.1Central CaliforniaMon, Jan 2, 11:17 PM PST · 15615 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.215 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 2, 3:29 PM PST · 15615 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
8. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 2, 2:39 PM PST · 15615 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
9. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 1, 6:21 PM PST · 15616 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
10. 2.813 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 1, 10:27 AM PST · 15617 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
11. 1.812 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Dec 31, 5:19 PM PST · 15617 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Dec 31, 12:47 PM PST · 15618 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
13. 2.04 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Dec 31, 9:11 AM PST · 15618 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
14. 2.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Dec 31, 6:36 AM PST · 15618 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
15. 2.511 km NNW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 31, 5:30 AM PST · 15618 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
16. 2.324 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Dec 30, 7:14 PM PST · 15618 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.634 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Dec 30, 5:53 PM PST · 15618 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
18. 1.96 km ENE of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaFri, Dec 30, 5:36 AM PST · 15619 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.97 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Dec 30, 2:20 AM PST · 15619 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
20. 1.87 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Dec 29, 7:48 AM PST · 15620 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc582. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC.