California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km NW of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Parkfield, California on Mon, Jun 24, 1985, 1:52 AM PDT (08:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 9 km SSW of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-24 08:52:45 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.043° N, 120.590° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.49 km SSW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.111 km SSW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.510 km SW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.18 km S of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.23 km NW of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.07 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.69 km S of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.95 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.32 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.84 km NE of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.43 km SSW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.94 km SSW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.62 km W of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.811 km SSW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.87 km S of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.833 km NE of King City, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.010 km S of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.76 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.812 km ESE of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.76 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.68 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.19 km N of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.96 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15020 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.19 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.49 km S of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.517 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.333km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.211 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.75 km SW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.010 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.510 km N of Kettleman City, California · 15020 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.07 km E of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.612 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 15020 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.85 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.07 km N of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.73 km NE of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.76 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.28 km N of Avenal, California · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15020 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.87 km SSE of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.49 km SSE of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.09 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.25 km NE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.010 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 3.09 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15019 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 3.011 km SSE of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.411 km SSE of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 3.011 km SSE of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 3.112 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.810 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 15019 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 3.37 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 3.08 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15019 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.612 km SSE of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.511 km NE of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 3.49 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 3.510 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.67 km N of Avenal, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc50068. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.