California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km NNE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Avenal, California on Tue, Aug 6, 1985, 8:11 PM PDT (03:11 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 7 km SSW of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-07 03:11:16 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.096° N, 120.086° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
210°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

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. 1.97 km SSW of Huron, California · 15012 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.86 km N of Avenal, California · 15012 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.78 km S of Huron, California · 15012 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.68 km SSW of Huron, California · 15012 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.910 km SSW of Huron, California · 15012 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.78 km N of Avenal, California · 15012 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.16 km N of Avenal, California · 15012 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15012 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.011 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15012 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.04 km NE of Avenal, California · 15011 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.72 km N of Avenal, California · 15011 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.610 km N of Avenal, California · 15010 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.32 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15010 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.511 km SSW of Huron, California · 15010 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15010 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 15010 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.72 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.510 km SE of Huron, California · 15009 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.813 km WNW of Huron, California · 15009 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15009 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15009 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.72 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.75 km NE of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.96 km NE of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.812 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.110 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.511 km SE of Huron, California · 15008 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.718 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.722 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15008 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15008 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 15008 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15008 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.77 km ESE of Huron, California · 15007 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15007 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.97 km SE of Huron, California · 15007 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.62 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15007 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.86 km E of Avenal, California · 15007 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.84 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15006 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.7Central California · 15006 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.75 km SE of Huron, California · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.72 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15006 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.07 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.77 km S of Huron, California · 15005 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.97 km SSW of Huron, California · 15005 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.47 km SSE of Huron, California · 15005 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.58 km SSW of Huron, California · 15005 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.810 km SSE of Huron, California · 15005 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.75 km NE of Avenal, California · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.78 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15004 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.918 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15004 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.434 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15003 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15003 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.06 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15002 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.611 km SSE of Huron, California · 15002 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.523 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15002 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 15001 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.711 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15001 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.25km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 15001 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.010 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15001 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc53124. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC.