California earthquakes

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.

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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
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

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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

The first 60 of 194.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc6913. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.