California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 1 km NNW of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Avenal, California on Mon, Sep 2, 1985, 1:32 AM PDT (08:32 UTC), 24 km (15 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-02 08:32:36 UTC
Depth
23.5 km (14.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.013° N, 120.132° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15002 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15001 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15001 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15001 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.59 km NW of Avenal, California · 15001 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.97 km SSW of Stratford, California · 15001 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.97 km N of Avenal, California · 15000 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.611 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.97 km SE of Avenal, California · 15000 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.311 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15000 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15000 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.61 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15000 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14999 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14998 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.313 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14998 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.19 km SW of Huron, California · 14997 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.314 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14997 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 3.11 km NW of Avenal, California · 14996 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14996 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14996 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 14996 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14995 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.83 km S of Huron, California · 14995 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.03 km SW of Huron, California · 14994 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14994 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.93 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14994 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.924 km NE of King City, California · 14993 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14993 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.38 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14993 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14993 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.69 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14993 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.67 km NW of Avenal, California · 14993 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.68 km N of Avenal, California · 14993 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.18 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14993 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14993 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 3.07 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14993 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14993 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.68 km S of Huron, California · 14992 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.28 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14992 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.19 km W of Templeton, California · 14992 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.9Central California · 14992 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.87 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14992 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14991 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14991 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14991 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14991 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.65 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14991 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 3.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14991 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.07 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14990 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.511 km NW of Avenal, California · 14990 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.2Central California · 14990 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.18 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14990 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.22 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14990 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14990 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.810 km SW of Huron, California · 14990 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 3.08 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14989 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.79 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14989 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.410 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14986 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 2.24 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15002 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.2Central California · 15003 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.17 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 15003 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.78 km NE of Avenal, California · 15003 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 15004 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15004 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15004 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.15 km W of Kettleman City, California · 15004 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 15005 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.61 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15005 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15005 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.610 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15005 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15006 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.17 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15006 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.110 km S of Huron, California · 15006 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.62 km S of Huron, California · 15006 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.76 km NE of Avenal, California · 15006 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.64 km SSE of Huron, California · 15007 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.97 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15007 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc54319. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC.