California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km S of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km S of Huron, California on Sun, Aug 4, 1985, 6:17 AM PDT (13:17 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-04 13:17:17 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.111° N, 120.083° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.39 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.86 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.911 km SSE of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.111km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 15028 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.37 km NE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.07 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.09 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.413 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.811 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.46 km W of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.06 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.110 km SSE of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.79 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.87 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.97 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.411 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.58 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.27 km NE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.77 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.5Central California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.17 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.27 km NE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.210 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.010 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.810 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.87 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.06 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.18 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.911 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.07 km NE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.62 km SE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.95 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.96 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.07 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.45 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.73 km NW of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.96 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 4.16 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.66 km E of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.512 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.710 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.8Central California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 3.36 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.38 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.010 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 2.18 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.96 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.88 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.910 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.36 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.410 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.86 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.87 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.011 km SSE of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.39 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.19 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.63 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.05 km NE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.7Central California · 15028 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.59 km SSE of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.37 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.27 km SSE of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.413 km SE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.310 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.76 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.35 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.67 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.89km NE of Kettleman City, CA · 15028 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.910 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.46 km W of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.26 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.18 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.37 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.05 km NE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.93 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc52606. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.