California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km SSE of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Huron, California on Thu, Oct 24, 1985, 10:17 AM PDT (17:17 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 15km SSE of Kettleman City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-24 17:17:21 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.124° N, 120.065° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.815km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 14943 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.86 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14943 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.84 km WSW of Avenal, California · 14943 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14943 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14943 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 14942 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14942 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.913 km SW of Huron, California · 14941 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.27 km SE of Avenal, California · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.39 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14940 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.59 km SE of Avenal, California · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.18 km SE of Avenal, California · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.17 km SE of Avenal, California · 14940 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.67 km SE of Avenal, California · 14940 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.47 km SE of Avenal, California · 14940 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.98 km SE of Avenal, California · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.17 km SE of Avenal, California · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14939 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.87 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14939 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.06 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14939 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.66 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14938 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.06 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14938 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.77 km SE of Avenal, California · 14938 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.81 km SW of Coalinga, California · 14938 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.61 km W of Coalinga, California · 14938 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.64 km WSW of Kettleman City, California · 14937 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.78 km SE of Avenal, California · 14937 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14937 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.64 km WSW of Paso Robles, California · 14937 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.26 km NNW of Biola, California · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.010 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14936 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.48 km SE of Avenal, California · 14936 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.86 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14936 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.77 km SE of Avenal, California · 14935 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.77 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14934 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.93 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14933 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.14 km SE of Avenal, California · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14933 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.824 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14932 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.17 km SE of Avenal, California · 14932 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.714 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 14932 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14932 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14931 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 14931 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14931 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.78 km N of Avenal, California · 14929 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.07 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14929 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.310 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14928 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.716 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14928 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.917 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14928 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.17 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14927 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14927 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.68 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14927 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.76 km NE of Avenal, California · 14927 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14926 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.09 km SE of Huron, California · 14925 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.68 km NE of Avenal, California · 14925 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 3.212 km SW of Huron, California · 14924 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.613 km SW of Huron, California · 14924 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

  1. 3.18 km SE of Huron, California · 14943 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.56 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14945 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.87 km S of Huron, California · 14945 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.99 km S of Oak Shores, California · 14946 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.23 km N of Avenal, California · 14946 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14947 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14950 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 14950 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.14 km SSW of Monmouth, California · 14951 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.02 km S of Avenal, California · 14951 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.52 km SW of Avenal, California · 14952 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.311 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14952 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14952 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14953 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.817 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14953 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.99 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14954 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.98 km SSW of Huron, California · 14954 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.99 km S of Huron, California · 14955 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.27 km NE of Avenal, California · 14955 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.05 km S of Huron, California · 14956 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc57590. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.