California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km N of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km N of Avenal, California on Tue, May 6, 1986, 8:26 PM PDT (03:26 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km WNW of Kettleman City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-07 03:26:34 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.076° N, 120.123° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
233°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14755 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14755 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.75 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14755 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14751 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.55 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14750 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 14749 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14749 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 14749 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.110 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14749 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 14748 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.37 km NE of Avenal, California · 14748 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14748 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.110 km WSW of Huron, California · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 14746 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14746 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.021 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14746 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.76 km SW of Templeton, California · 14746 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.07 km N of Avenal, California · 14744 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.317 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 14743 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.117 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14743 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 3.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14742 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 14742 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14742 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.5Central California · 14741 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14740 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14739 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.48 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14737 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.124km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.78 km SW of Huron, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.56 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14731 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.610 km SW of Huron, California · 14731 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14730 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14730 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14728 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14728 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.58 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14727 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.923 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14726 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.37km NW of Delano, CA · 14726 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.51 km E of Avenal, California · 14725 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.84 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14724 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.87 km SW of Atascadero, California · 14724 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.718 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14724 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.810 km NE of Avenal, California · 14723 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.69 km SW of Huron, California · 14722 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.922 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14722 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.62 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14722 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14721 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 3.114 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14721 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 1.913 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14721 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 14719 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.310 km WSW of Huron, California · 14718 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.79 km WSW of Huron, California · 14718 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 3.56 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14718 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.911 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14716 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.611 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14716 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14756 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14756 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.922 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14756 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.98 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14756 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14757 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.01 km E of San Ardo, California · 14759 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14759 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.025 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14759 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14760 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14761 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14763 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.611 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14763 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.32 km E of San Ardo, California · 14764 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14766 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14766 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14766 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14767 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.93 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14767 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.84 km NW of Avenal, California · 14767 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14769 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc72079. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC.