M1.5 earthquake 9 km NW of Avenal, California

Magnitude

1.5 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Sep 3, 1985, 11:33 AM PDT

UTC

1985-09-03 18:33:16 UTC

Depth

6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.071° N, 120.187° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

182°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast9 kmNW
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast84 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast286 kmNW

After

1. 1.97 km SSW of Stratford, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 1:28 PM PDT · 14994 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
2. 1.97 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 9:52 PM PDT · 14993 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
3. 1.611 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 6:04 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
4. 1.97 km SE of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 6:27 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.311 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 7:13 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
6. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 7:14 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 10:04 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
8. 1.61 km WNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 6:24 PM PDT · 14993 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
9. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Sep 5, 4:43 PM PDT · 14992 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.92 km WNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Sep 5, 9:32 PM PDT · 14992 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.313 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 6, 2:47 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.19 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Sep 7, 12:15 AM PDT · 14990 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.314 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 7, 5:13 AM PDT · 14990 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
14. 3.11 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 5:17 AM PDT · 14989 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
15. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 2:33 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
16. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 5:17 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
17. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 6:52 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Sep 9, 2:55 AM PDT · 14988 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
19. 1.83 km S of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Sep 9, 12:01 PM PDT · 14988 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
20. 2.03 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Sep 9, 10:30 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
21. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 10:24 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
22. 1.93 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 5:08 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
23. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 11:37 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
24. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 11:38 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
25. 1.924 km NE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 11:40 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
26. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 4:02 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
27. 2.38 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 6:39 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
28. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 7:40 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
29. 2.69 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 7:42 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
30. 1.67 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 9:49 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
31. 1.68 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 10:28 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
32. 2.18 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 10:39 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
33. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 4:29 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
34. 3.07 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 5:29 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
35. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 8:49 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
36. 1.68 km S of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 9:07 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
37. 2.28 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 5:10 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
38. 2.19 km W of Templeton, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 5:55 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
39. 1.9Central CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 1:29 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
40. 1.87 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 7:25 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
41. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 11:09 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
42. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 11:26 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
43. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 1:06 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
44. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 1:14 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
45. 1.65 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 5:12 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
46. 3.17 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 8:02 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
47. 2.07 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 12:33 AM PDT · 14983 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
48. 1.511 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 4:38 AM PDT · 14983 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
49. 2.2Central CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 11:52 AM PDT · 14983 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
50. 2.18 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 12:06 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
51. 2.22 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 5:36 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
52. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 5:42 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
53. 1.810 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 7:31 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
54. 3.08 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Sep 15, 2:09 AM PDT · 14982 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
55. 1.79 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Sep 15, 10:28 AM PDT · 14982 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
56. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 17, 9:00 PM PDT · 14980 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
57. 2.410 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 18, 8:08 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
58. 1.99 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 18, 8:41 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
59. 2.15 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 18, 2:27 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
60. 1.516 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Sep 18, 6:54 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

1. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 12:19 AM PDT · 14994 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
2. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 12:11 AM PDT · 14994 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
3. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 9:59 PM PDT · 14994 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
4. 1.61 km SW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 4:58 PM PDT · 14995 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.51 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 1:32 AM PDT · 14995 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
6. 2.24 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 10:08 PM PDT · 14995 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
7. 2.2Central CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 7:10 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc54440. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.