California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km NNE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Avenal, California on Mon, Nov 24, 1986, 3:33 AM PST (11:33 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 24 km NE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-24 11:33:46 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.099° N, 120.084° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14547 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.49km NNE of Buttonwillow, CA · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.612 km WSW of Huron, California · 14545 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.310 km SSW of Huron, California · 14545 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 14544 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.89 km SSW of Huron, California · 14543 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.8Central California · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.310 km SSE of Huron, California · 14542 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14542 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.311 km NNE of Kettleman City, California · 14542 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.92 km E of San Ardo, California · 14539 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.911 km NE of Shandon, California · 14539 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.110 km SSW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.311 km SSW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14537 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14537 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.211 km SSE of Huron, California · 14535 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.98 km WSW of Avenal, California · 14535 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.613 km WSW of Avenal, California · 14535 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.68 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.132 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14534 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.31 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14533 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.12 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14533 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.713 km E of Coalinga, California · 14532 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 14532 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14532 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.36 km N of Avenal, California · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.511 km SW of Huron, California · 14531 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.26 km N of Avenal, California · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.17 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.211 km SW of Stratford, California · 14530 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.69 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 14530 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.025 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.75 km S of Huron, California · 14527 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.911 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 14527 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.217 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14526 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.15km W of Wasco, CA · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14524 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.810 km SW of Huron, California · 14524 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.74 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14523 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.818 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14521 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.820 km S of Avenal, California · 14521 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.017 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14521 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14521 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.017 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14521 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14520 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 14519 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.02 km E of San Ardo, CA · 14519 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 2.611 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14547 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.43 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14547 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.19 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14547 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.112 km SSE of Huron, California · 14548 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.011 km NE of Avenal, California · 14548 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.610 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14548 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.69 km NE of Avenal, California · 14548 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.312 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 14548 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.810 km SSE of Huron, California · 14548 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.211 km SSE of Huron, California · 14549 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14549 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14550 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.85 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14552 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14553 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 14553 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.28 km SW of Huron, California · 14554 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14555 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 14557 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.522 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14558 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14558 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc88647 (also filed as ci713534). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.