California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km NNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km NNW of Coalinga, California on Tue, Jul 9, 1985, 2:31 PM PDT (21:31 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-09 21:31:07 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.295° N, 120.437° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
13

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. 1.88 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.610 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.83 km E of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.19 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.68 km SSE of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.65 km SW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.17 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.512 km SSE of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.011 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.95 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.98 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.69 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15019 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.53 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.610 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.63 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.49 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.67 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.810 km S of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.710 km N of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.33 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.99 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.75 km NE of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 3.112 km SW of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.53 km SSW of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.9Central California · 15018 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.29 km S of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.7Central California · 15018 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.510 km SSW of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15017 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.612 km WSW of Huron, California · 15017 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.98 km NE of Avenal, California · 15017 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15017 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.66 km N of Avenal, California · 15017 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.610 km S of Huron, California · 15017 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.56 km SE of Avenal, California · 15017 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.11 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15017 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.41 km SW of Avenal, California · 15017 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.55 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15016 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.65 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15016 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.17 km SW of Avenal, California · 15016 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 15016 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.88 km S of Huron, California · 15016 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.96 km SSW of Huron, California · 15016 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.71 km SE of Avenal, California · 15016 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.92 km W of Avenal, California · 15016 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.02 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15016 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.69 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15016 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.45km SE of Huron, CA · 15016 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 15016 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.78 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15015 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.09 km S of Huron, California · 15015 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc50787. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.