California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km ENE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Avenal, California on Sun, Aug 4, 1985, 7:59 AM PDT (14:59 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 9 km S of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-04 14:59:14 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.023° N, 120.070° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15015 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.09 km S of Huron, California · 15015 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.57 km SSE of Huron, California · 15015 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.21 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15014 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.73 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15014 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.08 km S of Huron, California · 15014 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.18 km SSW of Huron, California · 15014 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.96 km SW of Huron, California · 15014 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.310 km SSW of Huron, California · 15014 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.08 km S of Huron, California · 15014 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.17 km SSW of Huron, California · 15014 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.56 km S of Huron, California · 15014 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.98 km S of Huron, California · 15014 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.510 km SSW of Huron, California · 15013 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.83 km SE of Avenal, California · 15013 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.310 km SSW of Huron, California · 15013 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.410 km S of Huron, California · 15013 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.97 km SSW of Huron, California · 15012 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.86 km N of Avenal, California · 15012 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.78 km S of Huron, California · 15012 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.68 km SSW of Huron, California · 15012 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.910 km SSW of Huron, California · 15012 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.78 km N of Avenal, California · 15012 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.16 km N of Avenal, California · 15012 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15012 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.011 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15012 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.04 km NE of Avenal, California · 15011 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.72 km N of Avenal, California · 15011 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.610 km N of Avenal, California · 15011 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.32 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15010 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.511 km SSW of Huron, California · 15010 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15010 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 15010 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.72 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.510 km SE of Huron, California · 15009 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.813 km WNW of Huron, California · 15009 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15009 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15009 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.72 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.75 km NE of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.96 km NE of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.812 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.110 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.511 km SE of Huron, California · 15009 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.718 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.722 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15008 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15008 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 15008 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15008 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.77 km ESE of Huron, California · 15007 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15007 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.97 km SE of Huron, California · 15007 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.62 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15007 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.86 km E of Avenal, California · 15007 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.84 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15007 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.7Central California · 15006 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.75 km SE of Huron, California · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.72 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15006 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.07 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15006 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc54916. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.