California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11 km NW of Avenal, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Avenal, California on Fri, Jan 6, 1984, 10:17 PM PST (06:17 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 10 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-07 06:17:06 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.078° N, 120.217° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15599 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.310 km N of Coalinga, California · 15599 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15599 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15599 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.83 km NW of Biola, California · 15598 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15598 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15598 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15598 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.015 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15597 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.513 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15597 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.213 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.110km W of Shafter, CA · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15596 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.234 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15596 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15596 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15596 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15595 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15595 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.813 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15594 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15594 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15594 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15594 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15594 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.111 km NW of Avenal, California · 15593 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.66 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15593 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.910 km NW of Avenal, California · 15593 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15593 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15593 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.712 km SW of Huron, California · 15592 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 15592 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15592 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.55 km SSE of Huron, California · 15591 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15591 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15591 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.512 km NW of Avenal, California · 15591 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 3.212 km NW of Avenal, California · 15591 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15591 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15591 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 3.212 km NW of Avenal, California · 15590 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15589 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.612 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15589 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.14 km E of Coalinga, California · 15589 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.59 km NNW of Lemoore Station, California · 15589 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.714 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 15589 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.911 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15588 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.05 km ESE of San Miguel, California · 15588 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.48 km E of Santa Margarita, California · 15588 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15587 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15587 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15587 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15587 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15585 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.513 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15585 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15584 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.9Central California · 15584 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15584 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc971 (also filed as ci28842). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.