California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km NNW of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Avenal, California on Mon, Feb 17, 1986, 3:16 PM PST (23:16 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 11 km E of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

Avenal forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-17 23:16:38 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.074° N, 120.168° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 14827 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14826 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.011 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14825 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.113 km WNW of Templeton, California · 14825 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.925 km NE of King City, California · 14825 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.910 km S of Huron, California · 14824 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14823 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.98 km N of Coalinga, California · 14823 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.72 km E of San Ardo, California · 14823 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14823 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.3Central California · 14821 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.913 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14820 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.030 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14819 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.48 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 14819 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.827 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14816 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14815 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.717 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14814 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14813 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14813 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.87 km NE of Avenal, California · 14813 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.919 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14813 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.97 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14812 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14812 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.412 km NW of Avenal, California · 14811 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14810 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.59 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14809 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14809 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.513 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14808 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14807 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14804 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 3.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14804 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.310 km E of Coalinga, California · 14804 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 14803 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.76 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 14803 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14802 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14802 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.5Central California · 14801 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.319km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 14801 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.620 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14800 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.020 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14800 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.118 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14800 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.97 km S of Huron, California · 14797 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.98 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 14795 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14795 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.710 km NE of Avenal, California · 14795 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.110 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14794 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.919 km N of Coalinga, California · 14794 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.09 km NE of Avenal, California · 14794 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.69 km N of Avenal, California · 14794 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.89 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14794 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.59 km NE of Avenal, California · 14794 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14793 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14793 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14792 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.416 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.76 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14791 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 14791 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.24 km NW of Avenal, California · 14790 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14789 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 14788 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 2.010km W of Alpaugh, CA · 14828 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.04 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14830 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 14830 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.131 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.030 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14830 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14831 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14831 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14831 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.912 km WSW of Huron, California · 14832 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 14833 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.814 km N of Coalinga, CA · 14833 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14833 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.723 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14834 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.515 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14835 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.832 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14835 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 14835 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.111 km E of Coalinga, California · 14835 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14835 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc66607. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.