California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km NNE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Avenal, California on Sun, Jun 22, 1986, 8:01 PM PDT (03:01 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 21 km ENE of Edna, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-06-23 03:01:05 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.070° N, 120.087° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
318°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14711 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.92 km SE of Avenal, California · 14710 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.310 km E of Coalinga, California · 14709 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.717 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14708 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.718 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14708 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.93 km WSW of Huron, California · 14708 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.810 km WSW of Huron, California · 14707 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14707 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.22 km SE of Avenal, California · 14706 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.114 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14706 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14706 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14706 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.67 km NW of Avenal, California · 14705 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.04 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14705 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.111 km NE of Parkfield, California · 14705 days ago · 47 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.921 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14705 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.712 km WNW of Huron, California · 14705 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14705 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.09 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 14705 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14704 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.320 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14704 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14702 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.617 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14702 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14698 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14696 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14696 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.96 km S of Huron, California · 14694 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.25 km S of Huron, California · 14694 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.69 km NE of Avenal, California · 14694 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.34km N of Buttonwillow, CA · 14693 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.5Central California · 14693 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.92 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14692 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.912 km NNE of Cambria, California · 14692 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14692 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.618 km NW of Huron, California · 14692 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.636 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14691 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 3.821 km ENE of Edna, California · 14690 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14688 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.28 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14687 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 14685 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 3.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14685 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14684 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14683 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.712 km SW of Huron, California · 14682 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 14682 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.014 km SW of Mendota, California · 14680 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.66 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14680 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.54 km WNW of Waukena, California · 14679 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14679 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.88 km S of Huron, California · 14678 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.00 km SSW of Parkfield, California · 14677 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14675 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.614 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14673 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.98 km W of Avenal, California · 14673 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.77 km W of Avenal, California · 14673 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.510 km WSW of Huron, California · 14671 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14669 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14669 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 1.63 km E of San Ardo, California · 14712 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14713 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.09 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14714 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14714 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14715 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14715 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14716 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.511 km S of Oak Shores, California · 14717 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.86 km WSW of Lanare, California · 14717 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.96km S of Riverdale, CA · 14717 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.927 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14717 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.627 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14717 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14718 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.611 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14718 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.911 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14719 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 3.56 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14720 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.79 km WSW of Huron, California · 14720 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.310 km WSW of Huron, California · 14721 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 14721 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75159. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC.