California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km ESE of Aromas, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Aromas, California on Sun, Jul 7, 1985, 4:23 AM PDT (11:23 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 11 km WSW of Mountain House, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-07 11:23:52 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.866° N, 121.600° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15052 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.111 km WSW of Mountain House, California · 15052 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.728 km NE of King City, California · 15052 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.127 km NE of King City, California · 15051 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.712 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15051 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.233 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15050 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15050 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.319 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15050 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15050 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.6Northern California · 15050 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15049 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15049 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.87 km E of Gilroy, California · 15049 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.034 km NE of King City, California · 15049 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15048 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15048 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.010 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15048 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15048 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.87 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15048 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15048 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15048 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15048 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.613 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15048 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15048 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.514 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15047 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.426 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 15047 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15047 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 3.223 km NE of King City, California · 15047 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15046 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.532 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15046 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.522 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15046 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15046 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.414 km ENE of Salinas, California · 15046 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15046 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 3.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15045 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15045 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15045 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15045 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15043 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15043 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15042 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15042 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.625 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 15042 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15038 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15038 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15037 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.4Central California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15035 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.536 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15035 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15034 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.615 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15034 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15034 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15033 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.55 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15032 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15032 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.812 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15032 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15032 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15031 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 2.814 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15053 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15054 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15054 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15055 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.57 km N of Hollister, California · 15056 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.710 km ESE of Livermore, California · 15057 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.89 km ESE of Livermore, California · 15057 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.110 km ESE of Livermore, California · 15057 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.422 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15057 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.611 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15057 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15057 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.9Northern California · 15057 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.710 km ESE of Livermore, California · 15057 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15057 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 15058 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.69 km W of Greenfield, California · 15059 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.629 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15060 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15060 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc50679. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.