California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km ENE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Avenal, California on Wed, Mar 5, 1986, 12:03 AM PST (08:03 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 12 km NW of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-03-05 08:03:08 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.019° N, 120.048° 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
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14811 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.412 km NW of Avenal, California · 14811 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14809 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.59 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14809 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14808 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.513 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14808 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14806 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14804 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14804 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.310 km E of Coalinga, California · 14803 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 14802 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.76 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 14802 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14802 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.010km ESE of Shafter, CA · 14801 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.5Central California · 14800 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.319km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 14800 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.620 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14800 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.020 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14800 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.118 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14800 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.97 km S of Huron, California · 14797 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.98 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 14795 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14794 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.710 km NE of Avenal, California · 14794 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.110 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14794 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.919 km N of Coalinga, California · 14794 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.09 km NE of Avenal, California · 14794 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.69 km N of Avenal, California · 14794 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.89 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14793 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.59 km NE of Avenal, California · 14793 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14792 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14792 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.416 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.76 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14790 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 14790 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.24 km NW of Avenal, California · 14790 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.75km ENE of Porterville, CA · 14789 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 14787 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.011 km N of Avenal, California · 14787 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 14786 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.710 km E of Coalinga, California · 14786 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.29 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14786 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14786 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.733km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 14786 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.228km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 14786 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.412 km WNW of Templeton, California · 14785 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.93 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14784 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.411 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14784 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14782 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14780 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.712 km SW of Huron, California · 14780 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14778 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.816 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14776 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.425 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14775 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.313 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14773 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.33 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14773 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14772 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 14771 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.210 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14770 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.59 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 14769 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.218 km N of Coalinga, California · 14769 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 2.919 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14812 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.87 km NE of Avenal, California · 14812 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.717 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14813 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.48 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 14818 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.913 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14820 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.3Central California · 14821 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14822 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.72 km E of San Ardo, California · 14822 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.98 km N of Coalinga, California · 14822 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14823 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.910 km S of Huron, California · 14823 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.925 km NE of King City, California · 14824 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.113 km WNW of Templeton, California · 14825 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.011 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14825 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 14827 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14827 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.010km W of Alpaugh, CA · 14827 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.04 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14829 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 14829 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc67579 (also filed as ci117796). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC.