M1.6 earthquake 1 km SSW of Avenal, California
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Avenal, California on Sun, Feb 19, 1984, 3:29 AM PST (11:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 15 km NNW 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
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-02-19 11:29:25 UTC
- Depth
- 10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.990° N, 120.135° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 176°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15555 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.315 km N of Coalinga, California · 15555 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15554 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.85 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15554 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15554 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.119 km N of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.06 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15552 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15552 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15551 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.69 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15550 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.99 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15550 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.5Central California · 15549 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15548 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15548 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15548 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.812 km WSW of Huron, California · 15548 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15548 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.715 km E of Shandon, California · 15547 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15547 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15547 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15547 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.512 km W of Huron, California · 15546 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.216 km N of Coalinga, California · 15546 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15546 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.93 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15546 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.0Central California · 15546 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15545 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15545 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15545 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15545 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15545 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15545 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15544 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.514 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15544 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15544 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.619 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15543 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15542 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15542 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.613 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15542 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15541 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.74 km N of Coalinga, California · 15541 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.710 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15541 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15540 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15539 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.912 km E of Coalinga, California · 15538 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.210 km SW of Huron, California · 15538 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.715 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 15538 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.015 km N of Cayucos, California · 15537 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15537 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15537 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15536 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15535 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.29 km E of Coalinga, California · 15534 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15534 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.325 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15534 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.06 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15534 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15534 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc6913. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.