California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Huron, California on Sun, Aug 4, 1985, 4:35 AM PDT (11:35 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-04 11:35:18 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.148° N, 120.166° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
43

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km SSW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 5.68 km SW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.47km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.011 km SSE of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.87 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.410 km SSE of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.87 km SSW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.68 km E of Kettleman City, California · 15029 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.77 km SW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.91 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15029 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.211 km SSE of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.511 km S of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.412 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15029 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.93 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15029 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.05 km NE of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.37 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.18 km S of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.26 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15029 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.46 km W of Kettleman City, California · 15029 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.910 km SSW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.89km NE of Kettleman City, CA · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.67 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.35 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.76 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.310 km S of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.413 km SE of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.27 km SSE of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 3.37 km SSW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.59 km SSE of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.7Central California · 15029 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.05 km NE of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.910 km S of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 3.39 km S of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.86 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.911 km SSE of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.111km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.37 km NE of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.07 km N of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.09 km SSW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.413 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.811 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 3.46 km W of Kettleman City, California · 15029 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.06 km S of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.110 km SSE of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.79 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.87 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.97 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.411 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.58 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.27 km NE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.77 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.5Central California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.17 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.27 km NE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.210 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.010 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.810 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 3.78 km SSW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.312km NW of Avenal, CA · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.78 km SW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.510 km SW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.89 km SW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15030 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 15030 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 15030 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 15032 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15033 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15033 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.720 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15033 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15034 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.91 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15036 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15036 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15036 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15037 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15038 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 3.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15038 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15038 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc52344. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC.