California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km NNE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Avenal, California on Tue, Feb 19, 1985, 1:03 PM PST (21:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 10 km NE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-19 21:03:04 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.081° N, 120.066° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
272°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.016 km N of Coalinga, California · 15198 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.410 km N of Avenal, California · 15197 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.636 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15196 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.412 km SSE of Huron, California · 15196 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15195 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 15192 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.824 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15192 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.521 km N of Lost Hills, California · 15191 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.48km WSW of Alpaugh, CA · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15190 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15189 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15189 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15189 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15188 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15188 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 15184 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.6Central California · 15184 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15184 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.97 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15183 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15182 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15182 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15182 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15181 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 3.022 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15180 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15180 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.78 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15180 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.535 km NE of King City, California · 15176 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15176 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.912 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 15175 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15174 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.715 km N of Coalinga, California · 15174 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15173 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15171 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15170 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 15167 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 15167 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.26 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15166 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15165 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15163 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.611 km WNW of Templeton, California · 15163 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 15163 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15163 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 3.214 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15163 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.312 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15163 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.816 km N of Coalinga, California · 15162 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15162 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15162 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15162 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.77 km SSW of Huron, California · 15162 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15161 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 3.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 15161 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.69 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15160 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.518 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15159 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.24 km N of Coalinga, California · 15159 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15198 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15198 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.511 km SSE of Huron, California · 15198 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.231 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15199 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15199 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.912 km NW of Avenal, California · 15199 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15200 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15200 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15201 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.013km WSW of Delano, CA · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15202 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.316 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15203 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.88 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 15204 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15205 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc41411. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.