California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3 km SE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Avenal, California on Sun, Dec 1, 1985, 7:21 PM PST (03:21 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 10 km ENE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-02 03:21:19 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.980° N, 120.102° 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, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
176°
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: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km SE of Avenal, California · 14912 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14909 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14909 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.63 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.611 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 14908 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.39km N of Simmler, CA · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.06 km N of Coalinga, California · 14906 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.26 km N of Coalinga, California · 14906 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14906 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 14906 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14906 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.65 km N of Avenal, California · 14905 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 14904 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.311 km N of Coalinga, California · 14903 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14900 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.911 km S of Huron, California · 14900 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.113km NNW of Simmler, CA · 14900 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14899 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 3.025 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.713 km N of Coalinga, California · 14899 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14898 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.96 km N of Waukena, California · 14897 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.32 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14896 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14896 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14896 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.61 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14895 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14895 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.67 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14893 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.022 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14893 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.812 km SSE of Huron, California · 14892 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.839 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14892 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14891 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.16 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14891 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 3.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14890 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.75km SSW of Corcoran, CA · 14888 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.99 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14888 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.29 km SE of Creston, California · 14887 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14887 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14886 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.612 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 14885 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.59 km E of San Luis Obispo, California · 14885 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.520 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14884 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 3.38km N of Simmler, CA · 14884 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 2.06 km N of Coalinga, California · 14883 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14882 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.020km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 14881 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14881 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14880 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14880 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.63 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14876 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.5Central California · 14875 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.937 km NE of King City, California · 14874 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.18 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14873 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 14873 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.61 km E of San Ardo, California · 14873 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.81 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14871 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 1.98 km S of Huron, California · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.86 km S of Huron, California · 14913 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.39 km SW of Huron, CA · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.716 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14914 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.95 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14916 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14916 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.79 km ESE of Parkfield, California · 14916 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14916 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14916 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14916 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.82 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14917 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 14917 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14918 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.627 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14918 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.720 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14918 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14919 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14919 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.92 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.32 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 3.02 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc60304 (also filed as ci124861). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.