M1.7 earthquake 5km E of Avenal, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, Sep 17, 2022, 12:25 PM PDT

UTC

2022-09-17 19:25:37 UTC

Depth

27.9 km (17.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.012° N, 120.072° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.32

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

125°

Stations used

26

• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast5 kmE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast78 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast274 kmNW

After

1. 1.614km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Sep 18, 2:54 AM PDT · 1478 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
2. 2.07km NNE of Coalinga, CASun, Sep 18, 1:08 PM PDT · 1477 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
3. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 20, 3:27 PM PDT · 1475 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.54km E of San Luis Obispo, CAWed, Sep 21, 10:09 AM PDT · 1474 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
5. 2.110km NNW of Cholame, CAThu, Sep 22, 3:10 PM PDT · 1473 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
6. 2.89km ESE of Kettleman City, CAMon, Sep 26, 11:46 PM PDT · 1469 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
7. 1.611km NE of Cambria, CAWed, Sep 28, 1:49 PM PDT · 1467 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.922km ENE of San Ardo, CAFri, Sep 30, 11:03 PM PDT · 1465 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
9. 1.59km NNW of Avenal, CAMon, Oct 3, 2:22 AM PDT · 1463 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
10. 2.522km NE of San Ardo, CATue, Oct 4, 8:40 AM PDT · 1461 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
11. 1.710km NNW of Avenal, CATue, Oct 4, 11:23 AM PDT · 1461 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
12. 1.76km SSW of Huron, CAWed, Oct 5, 10:42 AM PDT · 1460 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
13. 1.59km NE of Coalinga, CAFri, Oct 7, 12:17 AM PDT · 1459 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
14. 1.78km NE of Coalinga, CAFri, Oct 7, 4:51 PM PDT · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
15. 1.99km NW of Lemoore Station, CAFri, Oct 7, 6:04 PM PDT · 1458 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
16. 1.511km W of San Ardo, CASat, Oct 8, 2:31 AM PDT · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
17. 1.812km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Oct 8, 4:50 AM PDT · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
18. 1.512km NNE of Cambria, CASun, Oct 9, 3:04 PM PDT · 1456 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
19. 2.27km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Oct 10, 11:14 PM PDT · 1455 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.711km N of Avenal, CATue, Oct 11, 3:22 AM PDT · 1455 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
21. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Oct 14, 1:41 PM PDT · 1451 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
22. 1.829km ESE of Cholame, CAFri, Oct 14, 9:19 PM PDT · 1451 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
23. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Oct 16, 3:37 AM PDT · 1450 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
24. 1.522km E of Pinnacles, CASun, Oct 16, 10:44 PM PDT · 1449 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
25. 1.614km NW of Parkfield, CATue, Oct 18, 6:23 AM PDT · 1448 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
26. 1.712km SE of Kettleman City, CATue, Oct 18, 10:32 AM PDT · 1447 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
27. 2.126km S of Kettleman City, CATue, Oct 18, 1:47 PM PDT · 1447 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
28. 1.726km E of Cholame, CATue, Oct 18, 3:12 PM PDT · 1447 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
29. 1.88km WNW of Templeton, CAFri, Oct 21, 12:37 AM PDT · 1445 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
30. 2.13km WSW of Avenal, CAFri, Oct 21, 10:29 PM PDT · 1444 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
31. 1.62km W of Avenal, CAFri, Oct 21, 10:35 PM PDT · 1444 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
32. 2.415km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Oct 22, 2:10 AM PDT · 1444 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
33. 1.816km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Oct 24, 3:59 PM PDT · 1441 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
34. 1.916km NNW of New Idria, CATue, Oct 25, 2:26 AM PDT · 1441 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
35. 1.617km NNE of San Simeon, CATue, Oct 25, 5:34 PM PDT · 1440 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
36. 1.915km NW of Coalinga, CAWed, Oct 26, 8:07 AM PDT · 1439 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
37. 2.13km ESE of Orange Cove, CAThu, Oct 27, 1:31 AM PDT · 1439 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
38. 1.717km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Oct 27, 9:33 PM PDT · 1438 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
39. 2.16km NNE of Lemoore, CAFri, Oct 28, 7:55 AM PDT · 1437 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
40. 1.924km WSW of Coalinga, CASat, Oct 29, 7:28 AM PDT · 1436 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
41. 2.216km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Oct 29, 4:23 PM PDT · 1436 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
42. 1.813km NE of San Simeon, CAThu, Nov 3, 8:47 AM PDT · 1431 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
43. 1.719km S of New Idria, CAFri, Nov 4, 11:36 PM PDT · 1430 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
44. 2.215km NW of Coalinga, CATue, Nov 8, 5:44 PM PST · 1426 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
45. 1.714km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Nov 10, 10:46 PM PST · 1424 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
46. 1.85km SSW of San Ardo, CAFri, Nov 11, 8:03 AM PST · 1423 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
47. 1.919km NW of Parkfield, CATue, Nov 15, 1:47 AM PST · 1420 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away

Before

1. 1.820km SSE of Kettleman City, CAFri, Sep 16, 11:28 PM PDT · 1479 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
2. 2.25km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Sep 16, 1:49 AM PDT · 1480 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
3. 2.114km W of New Idria, CAFri, Sep 16, 1:20 AM PDT · 1480 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.512km SE of Coalinga, CAThu, Sep 15, 11:27 PM PDT · 1480 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.816km NW of Coalinga, CAWed, Sep 14, 11:36 AM PDT · 1481 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
6. 2.321km NW of Parkfield, CATue, Sep 13, 3:32 AM PDT · 1483 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
7. 2.022km NE of San Lucas, CATue, Sep 13, 2:10 AM PDT · 1483 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
8. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CASun, Sep 11, 4:55 PM PDT · 1484 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
9. 1.821km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Sep 11, 12:45 AM PDT · 1485 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
10. 1.723km ENE of San Lucas, CASun, Sep 11, 12:33 AM PDT · 1485 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.513km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 9, 5:25 AM PDT · 1487 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CAWed, Sep 7, 5:27 PM PDT · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
13. 2.612km NE of Bradley, CAMon, Sep 5, 7:00 PM PDT · 1490 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
14. 1.66km N of Parkfield, CAMon, Sep 5, 3:42 PM PDT · 1490 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
15. 1.811km NE of Bradley, CASun, Sep 4, 12:16 PM PDT · 1491 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
16. 1.63km WSW of Avenal, CASat, Sep 3, 9:26 AM PDT · 1492 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
17. 1.610km W of Atascadero, CAFri, Sep 2, 8:33 AM PDT · 1493 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.821km W of New Idria, CAThu, Sep 1, 1:35 AM PDT · 1495 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
19. 1.910km WSW of Templeton, CATue, Aug 30, 5:18 PM PDT · 1496 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
20. 1.618km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Aug 29, 6:11 PM PDT · 1497 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73782821. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:33 AM UTC.