California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km W of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km W of Avenal, California on Wed, Jul 30, 1986, 9:42 PM PDT (04:42 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 15 km NW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-07-31 04:42:51 UTC
Depth
21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.018° N, 120.216° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
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: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.510 km WSW of Huron, California · 14671 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14669 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14669 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.99 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14669 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.55 km SE of Parkfield, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.923 km NE of King City, California · 14667 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14666 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14666 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.56 km WNW of Paso Robles, California · 14666 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.813km NW of Lemoore Station, CA · 14666 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14665 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.911 km W of Huron, California · 14664 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.9Central California · 14661 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14661 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.612 km W of Coalinga, California · 14660 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 14658 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14658 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 3.123 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14658 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14658 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.210 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14657 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.613 km NNE of Parkfield, California · 14657 days ago · 52 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.37 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14657 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.36 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14657 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14656 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.29 km W of Atascadero, California · 14652 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.528 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14652 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.61 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 14652 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.910 km NE of Avenal, California · 14651 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.15 km S of Huron, California · 14651 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.111 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14651 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.36km ENE of Simmler, CA · 14651 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 14649 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.94 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14649 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14647 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.07km WSW of Morro Bay, CA · 14647 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.71 km W of Parkfield, California · 14644 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 3.31 km W of Parkfield, California · 14644 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14643 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.715 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14643 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.412 km E of Cantua Creek, California · 14643 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.012 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14643 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.513 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14643 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14642 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 14642 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14641 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 3.0Central California · 14641 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.924 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14640 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.111 km E of Cantua Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.29 km SSW of Huron, California · 14638 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.620 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.222 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14635 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.9Central California · 14634 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.811 km SW of Coalinga, California · 14634 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.325 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14633 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.610 km S of Huron, California · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14632 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14632 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.68 km NNE of Santa Margarita, CA · 14632 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.011 km W of Huron, California · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

  1. 2.98 km W of Avenal, California · 14673 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.614 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14673 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14676 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.00 km SSW of Parkfield, California · 14677 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.88 km S of Huron, California · 14678 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.54 km WNW of Waukena, California · 14680 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.66 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14680 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.014 km SW of Mendota, California · 14681 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 14682 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.712 km SW of Huron, California · 14683 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14684 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14684 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14685 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 14686 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.28 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14688 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14688 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 3.821 km ENE of Edna, California · 14690 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc88926. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.