California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km S of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km S of Huron, California on Sun, Aug 4, 1985, 7:52 AM PDT (14:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 Central California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-04 14:52:26 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.101° N, 120.084° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
15

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 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km NE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.62 km SE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.95 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.96 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.07 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.45 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.73 km NW of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.96 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.16 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.66 km E of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.512 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.710 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.8Central California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.36 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.38 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.010 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.18 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.96 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.88 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.910 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.36 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.410 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.86 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.87 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.011 km SSE of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.39 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.19 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.63 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.111 km SSE of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.17 km W of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.56 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.510 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.61 km NNW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.87 km SSE of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 3.1Central California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.54 km NE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.39 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.311 km SSE of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.74 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.36 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.75 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.810 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.26 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.17 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.66 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.88 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.63 km WSW of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.72 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.59 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.05 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.43 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.70 km S of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.72 km NNW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.011 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.85 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.83 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.08 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.82 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.18 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.06 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.87 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.810 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.010 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.210 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.27 km NE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.17 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.5Central California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.77 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.27 km NE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.58 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.411 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.97 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.87 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.79 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.110 km SSE of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.06 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.46 km W of Kettleman City, California · 15028 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc54970 (also filed as ci108414). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.