California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km ENE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Avenal, California on Sun, Aug 4, 1985, 8:13 PM PDT (03:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 Central California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-05 03:13:54 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.038° N, 120.065° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.56 km NE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.27 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 15025 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.16 km NE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.310 km S of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.47 km SE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.710 km S of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.77 km E of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.35km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.310 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.76 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15025 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.410 km SSE of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.05 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.710 km S of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.57 km NE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.17 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.8Central California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.7Central California · 15025 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.4Central California · 15025 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.89 km SSW of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.17 km N of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.26 km S of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.69 km SE of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 4.3Central California · 15025 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.9Central California · 15025 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.64 km S of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 3.710 km SSE of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.312 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.19 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.911 km SSE of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.63 km SE of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.510 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.710 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.87 km E of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.8Central California · 15025 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.510 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.111 km SW of Lemoore Station, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.97 km S of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.09 km S of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.77 km SSE of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.66 km N of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.59 km N of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.64 km N of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.810 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.67 km SSW of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.91 km S of Corcoran, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.87 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.96 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.45 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15024 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.812km SE of Huron, CA · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.28 km NE of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.67 km N of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.110 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.311 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.39 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.69 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.86 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.810 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.97km S of Lemoore Station, CA · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.810 km S of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.76 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.79 km S of Huron, California · 15026 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.17 km NE of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.910 km SSW of Huron, California · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.26 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.17 km SSE of Huron, California · 15026 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.95 km W of Kettleman City, California · 15026 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.76 km SE of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.110 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.77 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.27 km SSW of Huron, California · 15026 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.36 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.94 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.67 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15026 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.66 km W of Kettleman City, California · 15026 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc52239 (also filed as ci108528). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.