California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km NNW of Avenal, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Avenal, California on Sat, Sep 14, 1985, 12:06 PM PDT (19:06 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 2 km NNW of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-14 19:06:40 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.075° N, 120.147° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.22 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14983 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14983 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.810 km SW of Huron, California · 14983 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.08 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14982 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.79 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14982 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14980 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.410 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14979 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.99 km N of Avenal, California · 14979 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.15 km NW of Avenal, California · 14979 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14979 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.08 km SE of Huron, California · 14978 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.011 km SW of Huron, California · 14978 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14977 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14977 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.110 km N of Coalinga, California · 14976 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.7Central California · 14975 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.26 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14975 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.75 km SSW of Huron, California · 14975 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.62 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14975 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.17 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14975 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14975 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.57 km W of Kettleman City, California · 14975 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.86 km NNE of Kettleman City, California · 14974 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.68 km SW of Huron, California · 14974 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.15 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14974 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.710 km NNE of Oak Shores, California · 14973 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 14973 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.85 km WSW of Huron, California · 14973 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14972 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 3.010 km WNW of Templeton, California · 14972 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14971 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.83 km NE of Avenal, California · 14971 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.78 km N of Avenal, California · 14970 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14969 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 14968 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.85 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14968 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.514 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14968 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14968 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.79 km SE of Avenal, California · 14968 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.94 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14968 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.27 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14966 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.010 km E of Coalinga, California · 14966 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.49 km W of Templeton, California · 14966 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.63 km NE of Avenal, California · 14965 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14965 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14964 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14964 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14964 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14964 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14964 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14963 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14963 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14963 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14963 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.619 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14963 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.0Central California · 14963 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.81 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14962 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14962 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14961 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14961 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 2.2Central California · 14983 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.511 km NW of Avenal, California · 14983 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.07 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14983 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.65 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14984 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14984 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14984 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14984 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.87 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14985 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.9Central California · 14985 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.19 km W of Templeton, California · 14985 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.28 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14985 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.68 km S of Huron, California · 14986 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14986 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.07 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14986 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.18 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.68 km N of Avenal, California · 14986 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.67 km NW of Avenal, California · 14986 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc55101 (also filed as ci118099). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.