California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km S of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km S of Huron, California on Mon, Aug 5, 1985, 8:02 PM PDT (03:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 1 km WNW of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-06 03:02:43 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.132° N, 120.116° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.45 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15024 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.812km SE of Huron, CA · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.28 km NE of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.67 km N of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.110 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.311 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.39 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.69 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15024 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.910 km N of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.29 km SSW of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.19 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.86 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.27 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.88 km SW of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.18 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.310 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.91 km SW of San Ardo, California · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15024 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 3.16 km NE of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.810 km SSW of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.017 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15024 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.012 km SSW of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.58 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.910 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.56 km NE of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.66 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.810 km SSE of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 4.31 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.71 km N of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.85 km NW of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 3.23 km W of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 3.81 km W of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.31 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.23 km WSW of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.92 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.22 km W of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.51 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.62 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.01 km W of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.67 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.79 km SSE of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.22 km W of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.67 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.912km NE of Kettleman City, CA · 15023 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.03 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.93 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.95 km S of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.49 km SSW of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.111 km SSW of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.510 km SW of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.91 km S of Corcoran, California · 15024 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.67 km SSW of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.810 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.64 km N of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.59 km N of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.66 km N of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.77 km SSE of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.09 km S of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.97 km S of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.111 km SW of Lemoore Station, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.510 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.8Central California · 15025 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.87 km E of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.710 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.510 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.63 km SE of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.911 km SSE of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.19 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.312 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc52298. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.