California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Huron, California on Tue, Jun 18, 1985, 9:19 PM PDT (04:19 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 7 km NNW of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-19 04:19:40 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.129° N, 120.201° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
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. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15022 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.16 km NE of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.810 km SSW of Huron, California · 15022 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.017 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15022 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.012 km SSW of Huron, California · 15022 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.58 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.910 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.56 km NE of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.66 km S of Huron, California · 15022 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.810 km SSE of Huron, California · 15022 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.31 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.71 km N of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.85 km NW of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.23 km W of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 3.81 km W of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.31 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.23 km WSW of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.92 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.22 km W of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.51 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.62 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.01 km W of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.67 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.79 km SSE of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.22 km W of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.67 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.912km NE of Kettleman City, CA · 15021 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.03 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.93 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.95 km S of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.49 km SSW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.111 km SSW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.510 km SW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 3.18 km S of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.23 km NW of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.07 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.69 km S of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.95 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.32 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.84 km NE of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.411km NE of Corcoran, CA · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.43 km SSW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.94 km SSW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.62 km W of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.811 km SSW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.87 km S of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.833 km NE of King City, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.010 km S of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.76 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.812 km ESE of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.76 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.68 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.19 km N of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.96 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15020 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc49769. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.