California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km NNW of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Avenal, California on Tue, Sep 10, 1985, 5:08 PM PDT (00:08 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 24 km NE of King City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-11 00:08:23 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.029° N, 120.142° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.924 km NE of King City, California · 14987 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14986 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.38 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14986 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.69 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14986 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.67 km NW of Avenal, California · 14986 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.68 km N of Avenal, California · 14986 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.18 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14986 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.07 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14986 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.68 km S of Huron, California · 14986 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.28 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14985 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.19 km W of Templeton, California · 14985 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.9Central California · 14985 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.87 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14985 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14984 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14984 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14984 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.65 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14984 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 3.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.07 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.511 km NW of Avenal, California · 14983 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.2Central California · 14983 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.18 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14983 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.22 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14983 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14983 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.810 km SW of Huron, California · 14983 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 3.08 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14982 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.79 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14982 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14980 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.410 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14979 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.99 km N of Avenal, California · 14979 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.15 km NW of Avenal, California · 14979 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14979 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.08 km SE of Huron, California · 14979 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.011 km SW of Huron, California · 14978 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14977 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.110 km N of Coalinga, California · 14976 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.7Central California · 14975 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.26 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14975 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.75 km SSW of Huron, California · 14975 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.62 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14975 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.17 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14975 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14975 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.57 km W of Kettleman City, California · 14975 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.86 km NNE of Kettleman City, California · 14974 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.68 km SW of Huron, California · 14974 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.15 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14974 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.710 km NNE of Oak Shores, California · 14973 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 14973 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.85 km WSW of Huron, California · 14973 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14972 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 3.010 km WNW of Templeton, California · 14972 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.83 km NE of Avenal, California · 14971 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.78 km N of Avenal, California · 14970 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14969 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 14968 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.85 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14968 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14987 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.03 km SW of Huron, California · 14988 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.83 km S of Huron, California · 14988 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14988 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 14989 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14989 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14989 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.11 km NW of Avenal, California · 14989 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.314 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14990 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.19 km SW of Huron, California · 14991 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.313 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14991 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14992 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14992 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.61 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14993 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14993 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14993 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc54908. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.