California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km WSW of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Avenal, California on Sat, Dec 6, 1986, 10:12 AM PST (18:12 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 8 km ESE of Kettleman City, California. This one was a foreshock.

Avenal forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-06 18:12:53 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.958° N, 120.270° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.68 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.132 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14534 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.31 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.39 km W of Morro Bay, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14534 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.12 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14533 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.713 km E of Coalinga, California · 14532 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 14532 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14532 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.36 km N of Avenal, California · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.511 km SW of Huron, California · 14531 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.26 km N of Avenal, California · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.17 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.211 km SW of Stratford, California · 14530 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.69 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 14530 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.025 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.75 km S of Huron, California · 14527 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.911 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 14527 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.217 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14526 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.15km W of Wasco, CA · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14524 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.810 km SW of Huron, California · 14524 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.74 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14523 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.818 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14521 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.820 km S of Avenal, California · 14521 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.017 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14521 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14521 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.017 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14521 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14520 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14520 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 14519 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.78 km NE of Edna, California · 14519 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.02 km E of San Ardo, CA · 14519 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.918 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14518 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.220 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14518 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14517 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.54 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14516 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.96 km W of Kettleman City, California · 14516 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14516 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.412 km SW of Huron, California · 14515 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.78 km W of Atascadero, California · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.96 km SSW of Huron, California · 14514 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14512 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.28 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14511 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.91 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14511 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.88 km S of Huron, California · 14509 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.711 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14509 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.08 km N of Coalinga, California · 14509 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 14508 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 1.98 km WSW of Avenal, California · 14535 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.211 km SSE of Huron, California · 14535 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14538 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14538 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.311 km SSW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.110 km SSW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14539 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.911 km NE of Shandon, California · 14539 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.92 km E of San Ardo, California · 14539 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.311 km NNE of Kettleman City, California · 14542 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14542 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.310 km SSE of Huron, California · 14542 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.8Central California · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.89 km SSW of Huron, California · 14543 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 14544 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.310 km SSW of Huron, California · 14545 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc89544. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.