California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 8km WSW of Alpaugh, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8km WSW of Alpaugh, CA on Tue, Feb 26, 1985, 3:46 PM PST (23:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 15 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-26 23:46:07 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.869° N, 119.577° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15182 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15181 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 15176 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.6Central California · 15176 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15176 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.97 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15175 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15174 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15174 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15174 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.78 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15172 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15171 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.921km NW of Grapevine, CA · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.912 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 15167 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15166 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.715 km N of Coalinga, California · 15166 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.014km SW of Lamont, CA · 15165 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.916km WSW of Lamont, CA · 15164 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15162 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 15159 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.26 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15158 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15157 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 15155 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 3.214 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15155 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.312 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15155 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.816 km N of Coalinga, California · 15154 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15154 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15154 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15154 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.77 km SSW of Huron, California · 15154 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.711km SW of Rosedale, CA · 15153 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 3.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.69 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.518 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.24 km N of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.93 km N of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.011 km NE of Kettleman City, California · 15148 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.811km ESE of Porterville, CA · 15146 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.712 km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 15145 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15145 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 3.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 3.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.712 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 3.521 km N of Lost Hills, California · 15183 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15187 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.412 km SSE of Huron, California · 15187 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.410 km N of Avenal, California · 15189 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.016 km N of Coalinga, California · 15190 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.18km WSW of Lamont, CA · 15190 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.510 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15190 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15190 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15190 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.511 km SSE of Huron, California · 15190 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.912 km NW of Avenal, California · 15191 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15192 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15192 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.013km WSW of Delano, CA · 15193 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.720km SW of Lamont, CA · 15193 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15194 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15194 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci61695. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.