California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km NE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Avenal, California on Wed, Aug 28, 1985, 10:50 PM PDT (05:50 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

Avenal forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-08-29 05:50:59 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.046° N, 120.076° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km S of Huron, California · 15008 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.110 km S of Huron, California · 15008 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.17 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15008 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15007 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.610 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15007 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15007 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15007 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.61 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15007 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 15006 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.15 km W of Kettleman City, California · 15006 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 15005 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.78 km NE of Avenal, California · 15004 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.17 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 15004 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.2Central California · 15004 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.24 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15004 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.51 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15004 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.61 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15003 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15003 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15003 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15003 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.59 km NW of Avenal, California · 15003 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.97 km SSW of Stratford, California · 15002 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.97 km N of Avenal, California · 15002 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.611 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15002 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.97 km SE of Avenal, California · 15002 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.311 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15002 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15002 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15002 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.61 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15001 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15000 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.313 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14999 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.19 km SW of Huron, California · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.314 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14999 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 3.11 km NW of Avenal, California · 14998 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14997 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14997 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 14997 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14997 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.83 km S of Huron, California · 14997 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.03 km SW of Huron, California · 14996 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14996 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.93 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14995 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.924 km NE of King City, California · 14995 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14995 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.38 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14995 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14995 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.69 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14995 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.67 km NW of Avenal, California · 14995 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.68 km N of Avenal, California · 14995 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.18 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14995 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14994 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 3.07 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14994 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14994 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.68 km S of Huron, California · 14994 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.28 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14994 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.19 km W of Templeton, California · 14994 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.9Central California · 14993 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.87 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14993 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 1.64 km SSE of Huron, California · 15008 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.97 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.79 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15009 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.74 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.14 km S of Huron, California · 15009 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.21 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15010 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.06 km SSE of Huron, California · 15010 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.83 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15010 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.85 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15010 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.67 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15010 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.010 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15010 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.25km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 15010 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.711 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15010 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 15010 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.523 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15010 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.611 km SSE of Huron, California · 15010 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.06 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15011 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc54100 (also filed as ci113556). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.