California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2 km WNW of Avenal, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Avenal, California on Wed, Aug 7, 1985, 7:31 AM PDT (14:31 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 11 km SSW of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-07 14:31:14 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.012° N, 120.156° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km SSW of Huron, California · 15012 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.910 km SSW of Huron, California · 15012 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.78 km N of Avenal, California · 15012 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.16 km N of Avenal, California · 15012 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15012 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.011 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15012 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.04 km NE of Avenal, California · 15011 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.72 km N of Avenal, California · 15011 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.610 km N of Avenal, California · 15010 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.32 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15010 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.511 km SSW of Huron, California · 15010 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15010 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 15010 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.72 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.510 km SE of Huron, California · 15009 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.813 km WNW of Huron, California · 15009 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15009 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15009 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.72 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.75 km NE of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.96 km NE of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.812 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.110 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.511 km SE of Huron, California · 15008 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.718 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.722 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15008 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15008 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 15008 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15008 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.77 km ESE of Huron, California · 15007 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15007 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.97 km SE of Huron, California · 15007 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.62 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15007 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.86 km E of Avenal, California · 15007 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.84 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15006 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.7Central California · 15006 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.75 km SE of Huron, California · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.72 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15006 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.07 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.77 km S of Huron, California · 15005 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.97 km SSW of Huron, California · 15005 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.47 km SSE of Huron, California · 15005 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.58 km SSW of Huron, California · 15005 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.810 km SSE of Huron, California · 15005 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.75 km NE of Avenal, California · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.78 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15004 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.918 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15004 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.434 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15003 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15003 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.06 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15002 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.611 km SSE of Huron, California · 15002 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.523 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15002 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 15001 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.711 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15001 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.25km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 15001 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.010 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15001 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.67 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15001 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.85 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15001 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.83 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15001 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc52330 (also filed as ci108849). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.