California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km N of Avenal, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km N of Avenal, California on Tue, Dec 9, 1986, 8:42 PM PST (04:42 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 4 km SSE of Kettleman City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-10 04:42:53 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.065° N, 120.135° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km SW of Huron, California · 14531 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.26 km N of Avenal, California · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.17 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.211 km SW of Stratford, California · 14530 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.69 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 14530 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.025 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.75 km S of Huron, California · 14527 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.911 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 14527 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.217 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14526 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.15km W of Wasco, CA · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14524 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.810 km SW of Huron, California · 14524 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.74 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14523 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.818 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14521 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.820 km S of Avenal, California · 14521 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.017 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14521 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14521 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.017 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14521 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14520 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14520 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 14519 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.78 km NE of Edna, California · 14519 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.02 km E of San Ardo, CA · 14519 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.918 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14518 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.220 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14518 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14517 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.54 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14516 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.96 km W of Kettleman City, California · 14516 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14516 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.412 km SW of Huron, California · 14515 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.78 km W of Atascadero, California · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.96 km SSW of Huron, California · 14514 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14512 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.28 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14511 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.91 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14511 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.88 km S of Huron, California · 14509 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.711 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14509 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.08 km N of Coalinga, California · 14509 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 14508 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 14507 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 14507 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14507 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14507 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14507 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.715 km N of Coalinga, California · 14506 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 14505 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 14504 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.325km SSW of Alpaugh, CA · 14502 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.27 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14502 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.37 km ESE of Minkler, California · 14500 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.631 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14500 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.930 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14499 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.527 km ESE of Shandon, California · 14499 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14498 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14531 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 14532 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.713 km E of Coalinga, California · 14532 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.12 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14533 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14533 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.31 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.132 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14534 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.68 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.613 km WSW of Avenal, California · 14535 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.98 km WSW of Avenal, California · 14535 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.211 km SSE of Huron, California · 14535 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14537 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14537 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.311 km SSW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.110 km SSW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc89744 (also filed as ci714399). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.