California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km NE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Coalinga, California on Sun, Jun 30, 1985, 8:32 AM PDT (15:32 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 5 km ENE of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-30 15:32:12 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.195° N, 120.272° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
16

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. 1.85 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.07 km N of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.73 km NE of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.76 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.28 km N of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15020 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.87 km SSE of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.49 km SSE of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.09 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.25 km NE of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.010 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.09 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15020 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 3.011 km SSE of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.411 km SSE of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.011 km SSE of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 3.112 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.810 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 15019 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 3.37 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 3.08 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15019 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.612 km SSE of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.511 km NE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 3.49 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 3.510 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.67 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.39 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.08 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.49 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.38 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.417 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15019 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.811 km S of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.87 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.09 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.66 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.48 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.810 km S of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.00 km ESE of Garden Farms, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.98 km S of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.48 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.08 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.88 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.610 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.83 km E of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.19 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.68 km SSE of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.65 km SW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.17 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.512 km SSE of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.011 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.95 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.98 km SSW of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.69 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15018 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc50409. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.