California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km NNE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Avenal, California on Fri, Aug 30, 1985, 6:14 AM PDT (13:14 UTC), 7 km (5 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
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-30 13:14:44 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.091° N, 120.082° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 185 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15006 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15006 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.61 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15006 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 15006 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.15 km W of Kettleman City, California · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15005 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 15005 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.78 km NE of Avenal, California · 15004 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.17 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 15004 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.2Central California · 15004 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.24 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15004 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.51 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15004 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.61 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15003 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15003 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15003 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15003 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.59 km NW of Avenal, California · 15002 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.97 km SSW of Stratford, California · 15002 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.97 km N of Avenal, California · 15002 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.611 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15001 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.97 km SE of Avenal, California · 15001 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.311 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15001 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15001 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15001 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.61 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15001 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15000 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.313 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14999 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.19 km SW of Huron, California · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.314 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14998 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 3.11 km NW of Avenal, California · 14997 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14997 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14997 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 14997 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14996 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.83 km S of Huron, California · 14996 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.03 km SW of Huron, California · 14996 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14995 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.93 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14995 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.924 km NE of King City, California · 14995 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14994 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.38 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14994 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14994 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.69 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14994 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.67 km NW of Avenal, California · 14994 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.68 km N of Avenal, California · 14994 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.18 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14994 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14994 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 3.07 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14994 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14994 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.68 km S of Huron, California · 14994 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.28 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14993 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.19 km W of Templeton, California · 14993 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.9Central California · 14993 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.87 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14993 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14992 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14992 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14992 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14992 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15007 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15007 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.17 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15007 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.110 km S of Huron, California · 15007 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.62 km S of Huron, California · 15007 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.76 km NE of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.64 km SSE of Huron, California · 15008 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.97 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.79 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15009 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.74 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.14 km S of Huron, California · 15009 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 3.21 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 3.06 km SSE of Huron, California · 15009 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.83 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.85 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.67 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15009 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.010 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15009 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.25km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 15009 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc54257. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.