California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 19 km SSE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Avenal, California on Wed, Apr 10, 1985, 8:09 AM PST (16:09 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 16km SE of Buttonwillow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-10 16:09:31 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.833° N, 120.067° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
296°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15147 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.37 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15145 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15145 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.17 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15145 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.78 km E of Huron, California · 15144 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.224 km NE of King City, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15144 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15144 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15143 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.5Central California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15140 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15140 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15140 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.73 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15139 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.65 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15139 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.111 km NNW of Whitley Gardens, California · 15138 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, California · 15136 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15135 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.010 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15134 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15133 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15133 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15133 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.68 km S of San Ardo, California · 15132 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.11 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15131 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.40 km SE of Cayucos, California · 15129 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.210 km SSW of Huron, California · 15129 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 15125 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15125 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.220 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15123 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15122 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.614 km NNE of Shandon, California · 15121 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 4.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15121 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 15121 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15121 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.317km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15121 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15120 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15120 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.0Central California · 15119 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.15 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15118 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.510 km NW of Bradley, California · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.52 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15117 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15117 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 4.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15117 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15117 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15117 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.522 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 15114 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.08 km WSW of Huron, California · 15113 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 1.719 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15147 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15148 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.812 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15148 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.912 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15148 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.133 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15149 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.832 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15149 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.712 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15149 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 3.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 3.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15152 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.712 km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 15152 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc46625. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:27 AM UTC.