California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km N of Coalinga, California on Fri, Jun 28, 1985, 8:37 PM PDT (03:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 33km NW of Buttonwillow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-29 03:37:55 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.268° N, 120.362° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.517 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.333km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.211 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.75 km SW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.010 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.510 km N of Kettleman City, California · 15020 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.07 km E of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.612 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 15020 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.85 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.07 km N of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.73 km NE of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.76 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.28 km N of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15020 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.87 km SSE of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.49 km SSE of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.09 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.25 km NE of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.010 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 3.09 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15020 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 3.011 km SSE of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.411 km SSE of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 3.011 km SSE of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 3.112 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.810 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 15020 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 3.37 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 3.08 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15019 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.612 km SSE of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.511 km NE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 3.49 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 3.510 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.67 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.39 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.08 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.49 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.38 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.417 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15019 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.811 km S of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.87 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.09 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.66 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.48 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.810 km S of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.00 km ESE of Garden Farms, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.98 km S of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.48 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.08 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.88 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.610 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.83 km E of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.19 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.68 km SSE of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.65 km SW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 2.17 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc50393. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.