California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 29 km SE of Big Sur, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 29 km SE of Big Sur, California on Mon, Apr 22, 1985, 11:41 AM PST (19:41 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 17 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-22 19:41:18 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.112° N, 121.543° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15128 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15127 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.226 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15125 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.68 km S of San Ardo, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.512 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15123 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.413 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.15 km S of Gilroy, California · 15123 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15123 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15122 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15122 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.05 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15122 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.828 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15121 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.40 km SE of Cayucos, California · 15121 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.83 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15118 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.220 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15116 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.69 km E of Gilroy, California · 15115 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15115 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.524 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15114 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15114 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15113 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.011 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.611 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.811 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15113 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15111 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.510 km NW of Bradley, California · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.69 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15110 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.924 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15110 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.32 km SW of Hollister, California · 15109 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.522 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.136 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15107 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.937 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15107 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.536 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15107 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15106 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.321 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15102 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.69 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15102 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.020 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15102 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.533 km NE of King City, California · 15101 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15101 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CA · 15101 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15100 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.1Near the coast of Central California · 15129 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15129 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.625 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15129 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15130 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.39 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.111 km NNW of Whitley Gardens, California · 15131 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.73 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15131 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.03 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15133 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15133 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.419 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 15134 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.99 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15134 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 15135 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.325 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15135 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.927 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15136 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.224 km NE of King City, California · 15136 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc46547. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.