California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8 km SSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Huron, California on Thu, Jul 4, 1985, 8:23 PM PDT (03:23 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km ENE of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-05 03:23:54 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.136° N, 120.156° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
31

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. 3.37 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.08 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15019 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.612 km SSE of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.511 km NE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.49 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.510 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.67 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.39 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.08 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.49 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.38 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.417 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15019 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.811 km S of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.87 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.09 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.66 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.48 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.810 km S of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.00 km ESE of Garden Farms, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.98 km S of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.48 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.08 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.88 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.610 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.83 km E of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.19 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.68 km SSE of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.65 km SW of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.17 km SSW of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.512 km SSE of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.011 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.95 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.98 km SSW of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.69 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15018 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.53 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.610 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.63 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.49 km SSW of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.67 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.810 km S of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.710 km N of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.33 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.99 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.75 km NE of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 3.112 km SW of Huron, California · 15017 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.53 km SSW of Huron, California · 15017 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.9Central California · 15017 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.29 km S of Huron, California · 15017 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.7Central California · 15017 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc50614 (also filed as ci69575). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.