California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km NW of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Avenal, California on Wed, Nov 13, 1985, 7:56 AM PST (15:56 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 2 km ENE of San Ardo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-11-13 15:56:46 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.016° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km NE of Avenal, California · 14933 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.812 km SW of Huron, California · 14932 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 14930 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14929 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14929 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.524 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14928 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.110 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14928 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.25 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14927 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.523 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14927 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.726 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14927 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.68 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14926 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.67 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14925 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.011 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14925 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.813 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14925 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 14925 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.27 km SE of Avenal, California · 14924 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.08 km SSE of Huron, California · 14923 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14922 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.69 km N of Cambria, California · 14922 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14922 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 4.52 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14922 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.92 km E of San Ardo, California · 14922 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.72 km E of San Ardo, California · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.12 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14922 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 3.02 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14922 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.32 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14921 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.92 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14921 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14921 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14921 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.720 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14921 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.627 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14920 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14920 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 14920 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.82 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14920 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14919 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14919 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14919 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.79 km ESE of Parkfield, California · 14919 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14918 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.95 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14918 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.716 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14917 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14917 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.39 km SW of Huron, CA · 14917 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.86 km S of Huron, California · 14916 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.98 km S of Huron, California · 14916 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14916 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14915 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 2.03 km SE of Avenal, California · 14915 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.88 km SE of Avenal, California · 14915 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 14913 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14912 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14911 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.63 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14911 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.611 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 14911 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.39km N of Simmler, CA · 14909 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.06 km N of Coalinga, California · 14909 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.26 km N of Coalinga, California · 14909 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 3.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14909 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14909 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 14909 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 1.510 km WSW of Huron, California · 14933 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.613 km SW of Huron, California · 14934 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.212 km SW of Huron, California · 14934 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.68 km NE of Avenal, California · 14934 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.09 km SE of Huron, California · 14935 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14936 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.76 km NE of Avenal, California · 14937 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.68 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14937 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14937 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.17 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14937 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.917 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14937 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.716 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14937 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.310 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14938 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.07 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14939 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.78 km N of Avenal, California · 14939 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14940 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 14941 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14941 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14942 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.714 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 14942 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc58912. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.