California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km ENE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Avenal, California on Mon, Sep 23, 1985, 12:41 PM PDT (19:41 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 10 km WNW of Templeton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-23 19:41:36 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.029° N, 120.071° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km NNE of Oak Shores, California · 14973 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 14973 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.85 km WSW of Huron, California · 14973 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14972 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.010 km WNW of Templeton, California · 14972 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.83 km NE of Avenal, California · 14971 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.78 km N of Avenal, California · 14970 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14969 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 14968 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.85 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14968 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.514 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14968 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14968 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.79 km SE of Avenal, California · 14968 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.94 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14968 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.27 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14966 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.010 km E of Coalinga, California · 14966 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.49 km W of Templeton, California · 14966 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.63 km NE of Avenal, California · 14965 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14964 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14964 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14964 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14964 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14963 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14963 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14963 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14963 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.619 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14963 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.81 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14962 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14961 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14961 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14961 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 14960 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.523 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14960 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.610 km NE of Avenal, California · 14960 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.7Central California · 14960 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.610 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14959 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 4.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.311 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14958 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14958 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.110 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14957 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.610 km S of Huron, California · 14957 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 14957 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.710 km S of Huron, California · 14957 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 14957 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.05 km S of Huron, California · 14956 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.27 km NE of Avenal, California · 14955 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.99 km S of Huron, California · 14955 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.98 km SSW of Huron, California · 14954 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.99 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14953 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.817 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14953 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14952 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14952 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.311 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14952 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 1.68 km SW of Huron, California · 14974 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.86 km NNE of Kettleman City, California · 14974 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.57 km W of Kettleman City, California · 14975 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14975 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.17 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14975 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.62 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14975 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.75 km SSW of Huron, California · 14975 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.26 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14975 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.7Central California · 14975 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.110 km N of Coalinga, California · 14976 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.011 km SW of Huron, California · 14978 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.08 km SE of Huron, California · 14978 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14979 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.15 km NW of Avenal, California · 14979 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.99 km N of Avenal, California · 14979 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.410 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14979 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14980 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.79 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14982 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.08 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14982 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.810 km SW of Huron, California · 14983 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc55679 (also filed as ci119519). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.