California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km SW of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Avenal, California on Sun, Nov 6, 1988, 11:46 PM PST (07:46 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 8 km N of Coalinga, 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
1988-11-07 07:46:15 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.921° N, 120.240° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
256°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13842 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.910 km WSW of Huron, California · 13841 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.85 km SSW of Huron, California · 13841 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.2Central California · 13841 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.410 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13840 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 13840 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.813 km ENE of Edna, California · 13839 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13837 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.824 km NW of Lost Hills, California · 13836 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13836 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.66km E of Buttonwillow, CA · 13834 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 13833 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13831 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13831 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.0Central California · 13830 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 13830 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13829 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 13829 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.923 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13828 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13827 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13827 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.37km W of Shafter, CA · 13826 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.013 km SE of Parkfield, California · 13825 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13825 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.624 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13825 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13823 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13821 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.619 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13821 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13821 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.819 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13820 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 13820 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.919 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13820 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.710 km SW of Huron, California · 13820 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.9Central California · 13820 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.510 km WNW of Avenal, California · 13820 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 13819 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13818 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.65 km W of Huron, California · 13818 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.03 km NW of Huron, California · 13818 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.112 km SW of Huron, California · 13817 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.69 km SW of Huron, California · 13817 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 3.111 km SSE of Huron, California · 13816 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 1.511 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 13816 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.912 km NE of Avenal, California · 13816 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13816 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.714 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13815 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13814 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.38 km ESE of Stratford, California · 13814 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.58 km WNW of San Ardo, California · 13812 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 13812 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13812 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 3.014 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 13812 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.710 km SSE of Huron, California · 13811 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13810 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.018 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 13810 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13808 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 13807 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.122 km WSW of Alpaugh, California · 13806 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.28 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13806 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.69 km SW of Avenal, California · 13805 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 1.52 km WSW of Avenal, California · 13844 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.728 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13844 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.513 km SW of Cayucos, California · 13844 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.64 km SW of Avenal, California · 13845 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13845 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.55 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13845 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13845 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.03 km S of Avenal, California · 13845 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13845 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.634 km NE of King City, California · 13845 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13846 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.18 km WSW of Huron, California · 13846 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13846 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13848 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.84 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 13848 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13849 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13849 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 13850 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 3.28 km SW of Huron, California · 13850 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 13851 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc126549. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.