California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 19 km SE of Big Sur, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 19 km SE of Big Sur, California on Sun, Mar 31, 1985, 7:01 AM PST (15:01 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 23 km NE of King City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-31 15:01:11 UTC
Depth
16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.166° N, 121.632° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
159°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15149 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.627 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15148 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15147 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.026 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15147 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15147 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15145 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.9Central California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.326 km NE of Soledad, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.011 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15143 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.832 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.133 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15141 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.717 km S of Davenport, California · 15141 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15139 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.66 km W of Greenfield, California · 15139 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.529 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15139 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 15137 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.224 km NE of King City, California · 15136 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.927 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15136 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.325 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15135 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 15135 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.99 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15134 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.419 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 15134 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15134 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.03 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15133 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.4Northern California · 15133 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.73 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15132 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.39 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15130 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.625 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15130 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.1Near the coast of Central California · 15129 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15128 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15128 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.226 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.68 km S of San Ardo, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.512 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.413 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 3.15 km S of Gilroy, California · 15123 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15123 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15122 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15122 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15150 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.722 km NE of King City, California · 15150 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15152 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15154 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15154 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.7Central California · 15155 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.611 km WNW of Templeton, California · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15157 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.027 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15157 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15157 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.219 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15158 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15159 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15159 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 15159 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.84 km E of San Juan Bautista, California · 15161 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.87 km NNE of San Simeon, California · 15161 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15162 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc45036. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.