California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Huron, California on Mon, Jul 15, 1985, 5:26 AM PDT (12:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 8 km SW of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-15 12:26:10 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.133° N, 120.169° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15048 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15048 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.418 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 15046 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15045 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.411 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15045 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15045 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15044 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15044 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15044 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15044 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15044 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15044 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15044 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15044 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15044 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15043 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.111 km N of Coalinga, California · 15043 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15040 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15040 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15040 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15040 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.536 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15039 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.86 km SE of Huron, California · 15039 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15039 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 3.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15039 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15038 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15037 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15037 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.91 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15036 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15034 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.720 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15034 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15034 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15034 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 15033 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 15031 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 15031 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15031 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 3.89 km SW of Huron, California · 15030 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.510 km SW of Huron, California · 15030 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 4.78 km SW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 4.312km NW of Avenal, CA · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 3.78 km SSW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.28 km SW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.57 km SSW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 5.68 km SW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 3.47km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 4.011 km SSE of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.87 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.410 km SSE of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.87 km SSW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.68 km E of Kettleman City, California · 15029 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.77 km SW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.91 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15029 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.211 km SSE of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.511 km S of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.412 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15029 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.93 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15029 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.05 km NE of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.37 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15050 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.532 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15051 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15051 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.223 km NE of King City, California · 15051 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15052 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.8Central California · 15052 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15052 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.314 km WNW of La Vina, California · 15052 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.010 km SSE of Huron, California · 15053 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.915 km S of Lake Nacimiento, California · 15053 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.314 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15053 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15053 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15053 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.115 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15053 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.7Central California · 15054 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.034 km NE of King City, California · 15054 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15054 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.99 km SW of Huron, California · 15054 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15055 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15055 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc51127. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.