M1.6 earthquake 2 km S of Huron, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Aug 29, 1985, 8:16 AM PDT

UTC

1985-08-29 15:16:02 UTC

Depth

8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.177° N, 120.107° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.7 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

167°

Stations used

9

• Huron, CaliforniaPopulation 6,836. Forecast3 kmS
• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast19 kmN
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast70 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast291 kmNW

After

1. 2.110 km S of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 9:17 AM PDT · 14999 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.17 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 10:36 AM PDT · 14999 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
3. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 2:13 PM PDT · 14999 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 6:38 PM PDT · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
5. 1.610 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 6:14 AM PDT · 14998 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
6. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 6:39 AM PDT · 14998 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
7. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 7:11 AM PDT · 14998 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
8. 1.61 km SW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 11:02 AM PDT · 14998 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
9. 1.823 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 5:29 PM PDT · 14998 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
10. 3.15 km W of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 6:25 AM PDT · 14997 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
11. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 11:55 AM PDT · 14997 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 3:57 PM PDT · 14997 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
13. 1.724 km NE of King City, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 5:16 PM PDT · 14997 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
14. 2.78 km NE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 3:16 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.17 km NW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 3:19 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.2Central CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 7:10 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
17. 2.24 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 10:08 PM PDT · 14995 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
18. 1.51 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 1:32 AM PDT · 14995 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
19. 1.61 km SW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 4:58 PM PDT · 14995 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
20. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 9:59 PM PDT · 14994 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
21. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 12:11 AM PDT · 14994 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
22. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 12:19 AM PDT · 14994 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
23. 1.59 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 11:33 AM PDT · 14994 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
24. 1.97 km SSW of Stratford, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 1:28 PM PDT · 14994 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
25. 1.97 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 9:52 PM PDT · 14993 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
26. 1.611 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 6:04 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
27. 1.97 km SE of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 6:27 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
28. 2.311 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 7:13 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
29. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 7:14 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
30. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 10:04 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
31. 1.61 km WNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 6:24 PM PDT · 14993 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
32. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Sep 5, 4:43 PM PDT · 14992 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
33. 2.92 km WNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Sep 5, 9:32 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
34. 2.313 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 6, 2:47 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
35. 2.19 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Sep 7, 12:15 AM PDT · 14990 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
36. 2.314 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 7, 5:13 AM PDT · 14990 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
37. 3.11 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 5:17 AM PDT · 14989 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
38. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 2:33 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
39. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 5:17 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
40. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 6:52 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
41. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Sep 9, 2:55 AM PDT · 14988 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
42. 1.83 km S of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Sep 9, 12:01 PM PDT · 14988 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
43. 2.03 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Sep 9, 10:30 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
44. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 10:24 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
45. 1.93 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 5:08 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
46. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 11:37 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
47. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 11:38 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
48. 1.924 km NE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 11:40 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
49. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 4:02 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
50. 2.38 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 6:39 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
51. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 7:40 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
52. 2.69 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 7:42 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
53. 1.67 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 9:49 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
54. 1.68 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 10:28 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
55. 2.18 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 10:39 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
56. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 4:29 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
57. 3.07 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 5:29 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
58. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 8:49 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
59. 1.68 km S of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 9:07 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
60. 2.28 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 5:10 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

1. 1.76 km NE of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Aug 28, 10:50 PM PDT · 14999 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc54205. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.