M1.7 earthquake 7 km NE of Coalinga, California

Magnitude

1.7 (md), micro

Local time

Mon, Sep 9, 1985, 2:55 AM PDT

UTC

1985-09-09 09:55:54 UTC

Depth

10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.192° N, 120.309° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

104°

Stations used

20

• Coalinga, CaliforniaPopulation 16,564. Forecast7 kmNE
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast78 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast303 kmNW

After

1. 1.93 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 5:08 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 11:37 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 11:38 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.924 km NE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 11:40 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
5. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 4:02 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
6. 2.38 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 6:39 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
7. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 7:40 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
8. 2.69 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 7:42 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
9. 1.67 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 9:49 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
10. 1.68 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 10:28 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
11. 2.18 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 10:39 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
12. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 4:29 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
13. 3.07 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 5:29 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
14. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 8:49 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
15. 1.68 km S of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 9:07 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
16. 2.28 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 5:10 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
17. 2.19 km W of Templeton, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 5:55 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
18. 1.718 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 12:04 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.218 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 12:08 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.9Central CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 1:29 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
21. 1.87 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 7:25 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
22. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 11:09 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
23. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 11:26 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
24. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 1:06 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
25. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 1:14 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
26. 1.65 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 5:12 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
27. 3.17 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 8:02 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
28. 2.07 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 12:33 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
29. 1.511 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 4:38 AM PDT · 14983 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
30. 2.2Central CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 11:52 AM PDT · 14983 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
31. 2.18 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 12:06 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
32. 2.22 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 5:36 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
33. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 5:42 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
34. 1.810 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 7:31 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
35. 3.08 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Sep 15, 2:09 AM PDT · 14983 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
36. 1.79 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Sep 15, 10:28 AM PDT · 14982 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
37. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 17, 9:00 PM PDT · 14980 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
38. 2.410 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 18, 8:08 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
39. 1.99 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 18, 8:41 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
40. 2.15 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 18, 2:27 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
41. 1.516 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Sep 18, 6:54 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
42. 2.08 km SE of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Sep 19, 12:04 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
43. 2.011 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Sep 19, 9:07 AM PDT · 14978 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
44. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Sep 20, 8:55 AM PDT · 14977 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
45. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Sep 20, 4:12 PM PDT · 14977 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
46. 2.110 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 21, 9:02 AM PDT · 14976 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
47. 1.7Central CaliforniaSun, Sep 22, 1:57 AM PDT · 14976 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
48. 2.26 km ENE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Sep 22, 3:08 AM PDT · 14976 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
49. 1.75 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Sep 22, 10:48 AM PDT · 14975 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
50. 1.62 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Sep 22, 11:17 AM PDT · 14975 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
51. 2.17 km WNW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Sep 22, 1:06 PM PDT · 14975 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
52. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 22, 5:24 PM PDT · 14975 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
53. 1.57 km W of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Sep 22, 9:59 PM PDT · 14975 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
54. 1.86 km NNE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Sep 23, 1:58 AM PDT · 14975 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
55. 1.68 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Sep 23, 3:43 AM PDT · 14975 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
56. 2.15 km ENE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Sep 23, 12:41 PM PDT · 14974 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
57. 1.710 km NNE of Oak Shores, CaliforniaTue, Sep 24, 9:35 AM PDT · 14973 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
58. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Sep 24, 5:12 PM PDT · 14973 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
59. 1.85 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Sep 24, 8:34 PM PDT · 14973 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
60. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Sep 25, 9:40 AM PDT · 14972 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc54790. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.