California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22 km E of Big Sur, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22 km E of Big Sur, California on Wed, May 29, 1985, 3:06 AM PDT (10:06 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 27 km WSW of Lockwood, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-29 10:06:13 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.243° N, 121.562° 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 3.0 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
269°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15091 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.642 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15091 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15090 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.127 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15090 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.73 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 15089 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.312 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15089 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15088 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.63 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15087 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15087 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.725 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15087 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15085 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15083 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15082 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15082 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.09 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15081 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.81 km WNW of Hollister, California · 15081 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.022 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15080 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.07 km SSE of Twin Lakes, California · 15077 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.414 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.634 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15074 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.86 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15073 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.914 km NNW of Pacific Grove, California · 15073 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.23 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15072 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.84 km N of Hollister, California · 15071 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.92 km S of Oak Shores, California · 15071 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 15070 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15070 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 15069 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.032 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15069 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.939 km W of Lockwood, California · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.330 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15067 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.84 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15067 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.224 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15066 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15066 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15065 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.95 km E of Interlaken, California · 15065 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15063 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.08 km NE of San Martin, California · 15063 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 3.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15063 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15062 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15062 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.629 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15060 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.69 km W of Greenfield, California · 15058 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 15057 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15057 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15057 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.422 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15057 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.57 km N of Hollister, California · 15056 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.822 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15055 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15055 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.814 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15053 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15052 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15052 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.728 km NE of King City, California · 15052 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.127 km NE of King City, California · 15051 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 3.020 km WNW of Big Sur, California · 15092 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.61 km SSW of Hollister, California · 15092 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.024 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15095 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 15096 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.717 km SW of Soledad, California · 15096 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.120 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15097 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.918 km NE of Soledad, California · 15098 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.610 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15100 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15100 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15100 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CA · 15101 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15102 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.533 km NE of King City, California · 15102 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.020 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15102 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.321 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15102 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15103 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15107 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.536 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15107 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.937 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15108 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.136 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15108 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc48641. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.