California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 17 km NNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Coalinga, California on Fri, Aug 9, 1985, 7:50 AM PDT (14:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 22 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-09 14:50:59 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.294° N, 120.400° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km S of Huron, California · 15027 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.87 km SSW of Huron, California · 15027 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.09 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.66 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.48 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.810 km S of Huron, California · 15027 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.00 km ESE of Garden Farms, California · 15027 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.98 km S of Huron, California · 15027 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.48 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.08 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.88 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.610 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.83 km E of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.19 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 15026 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15026 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.68 km SSE of Huron, California · 15026 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.65 km SW of Huron, California · 15026 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.17 km SSW of Huron, California · 15026 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.512 km SSE of Huron, California · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.011 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.95 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15026 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.98 km SSW of Huron, California · 15026 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.69 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15026 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15026 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15026 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.53 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.610 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.63 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.49 km SSW of Huron, California · 15026 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.67 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.810 km S of Huron, California · 15026 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.710 km N of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.33 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.99 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.75 km NE of Avenal, California · 15026 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 3.112 km SW of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 1.53 km SSW of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.9Central California · 15025 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.29 km S of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.7Central California · 15025 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.510 km SSW of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15025 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.612 km WSW of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.98 km NE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15024 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.66 km N of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.610 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.56 km SE of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.11 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.41 km SW of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.55 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.65 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.17 km SW of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.38 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.49 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.08 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.39 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.67 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.510 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.49 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.511 km NE of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.612 km SSE of Huron, California · 15027 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.08 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15027 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 3.37 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.810 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 15027 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.112 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.011 km SSE of Huron, California · 15027 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.411 km SSE of Huron, California · 15027 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.011 km SSE of Huron, California · 15027 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 3.09 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15027 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.010 km SSW of Huron, California · 15027 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc52842 (also filed as ci109165). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:11 PM UTC.