California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1 km SSW of Avenal, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Avenal, California on Mon, Aug 12, 1985, 7:59 AM PDT (14:59 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km ENE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-12 14:59:27 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.991° N, 120.135° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
14

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.41 km SW of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.55 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.65 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.17 km SW of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.88 km S of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.96 km SSW of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.71 km SE of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.92 km W of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.02 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.69 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.45km SE of Huron, CA · 15022 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.78 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15022 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.09 km S of Huron, California · 15022 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.57 km SSE of Huron, California · 15022 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.21 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.73 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 3.08 km S of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.18 km SSW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.96 km SW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.310 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 3.08 km S of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.17 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.56 km S of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.98 km S of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.510 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.83 km SE of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.310 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.410 km S of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.97 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.86 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.78 km S of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.68 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.910 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.78 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.16 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.011 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.04 km NE of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.72 km N of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.610 km N of Avenal, California · 15017 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.32 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15017 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.511 km SSW of Huron, California · 15017 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15017 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 15017 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.72 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15016 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.510 km SE of Huron, California · 15016 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.813 km WNW of Huron, California · 15016 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15016 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15016 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.72 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15016 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15016 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.75 km NE of Avenal, California · 15015 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.96 km NE of Avenal, California · 15015 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.812 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15015 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.110 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15015 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.511 km SE of Huron, California · 15015 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.718 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15015 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.722 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15015 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.56 km SE of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.610 km S of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.66 km N of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15023 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.98 km NE of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.612 km WSW of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.510 km SSW of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.29 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.9Central California · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.53 km SSW of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.112 km SW of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.75 km NE of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.99 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.33 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.710 km N of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.810 km S of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.67 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.49 km SSW of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc52799 (also filed as ci109402). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.