California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 3 km WSW of Avenal, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Avenal, California on Wed, Jan 15, 1986, 3:24 AM PST (11:24 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 27km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-15 11:24:00 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.998° N, 120.163° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.727km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14860 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 14859 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14859 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 14859 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 14859 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14858 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14858 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14858 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.29 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 14857 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14856 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14856 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14855 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14854 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.47km SW of Tipton, CA · 14854 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.722 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14853 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14852 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14851 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14851 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14850 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.410 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14848 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 14846 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14846 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14845 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.515 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14844 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14843 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.89 km SW of Huron, California · 14843 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.112 km E of Coalinga, California · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.311 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14841 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.18 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14839 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14839 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.65 km ESE of Matheny, California · 14838 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 14837 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.823 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14837 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.79 km S of Huron, California · 14837 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.337 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14837 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.715 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14837 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.55 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14836 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.58 km NE of Cambria, California · 14835 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14834 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 3.111 km E of Coalinga, California · 14834 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 14834 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.832 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14834 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.515 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14834 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14833 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.814 km N of Coalinga, CA · 14833 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 14832 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.912 km WSW of Huron, California · 14832 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14831 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14831 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14830 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.615 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14830 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.030 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.131 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 14829 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14861 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.619 km E of San Ardo, California · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.65 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14863 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.611 km S of Huron, California · 14863 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14863 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14863 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.720 km N of Coalinga, California · 14864 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.624 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14864 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.81 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14864 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.61 km E of San Ardo, California · 14866 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 14866 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.18 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14866 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.937 km NE of King City, California · 14867 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.5Central California · 14868 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.63 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14869 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14871 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14873 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14873 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14874 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14874 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc63589 (also filed as ci113678). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.