California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km ENE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Avenal, California on Mon, Aug 26, 1985, 8:28 AM PDT (15:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 5km SSE of Kettleman City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-26 15:28:26 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.030° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
19

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 185.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc53878 (also filed as ci112388). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.