California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 14 km NNW of Big Sur, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Big Sur, California on Sun, Jul 7, 1985, 3:48 AM PDT (10:48 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 23 km NE of King City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-07 10:48:25 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.385° N, 121.874° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
76

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15052 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15052 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.728 km NE of King City, California · 15052 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.127 km NE of King City, California · 15051 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.233 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15050 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15050 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.319 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15050 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15050 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.6Northern California · 15049 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15049 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.87 km E of Gilroy, California · 15049 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.034 km NE of King City, California · 15049 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15048 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.87 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15048 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15048 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15048 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15047 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15047 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 3.223 km NE of King City, California · 15046 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15046 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.532 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15046 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.522 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15046 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15046 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.414 km ENE of Salinas, California · 15045 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15045 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 3.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15045 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15044 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15044 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15044 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15043 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15043 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15042 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15037 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.4Central California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15035 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.536 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15034 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15034 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.615 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15034 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15034 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15033 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15033 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.55 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15032 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15032 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.812 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15032 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15030 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15030 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15029 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15029 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15029 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 15028 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.916 km N of San Simeon, California · 15026 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 15026 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 15026 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15053 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15054 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15054 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.57 km N of Hollister, California · 15056 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.422 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15057 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.611 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15057 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15057 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15057 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 15057 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.69 km W of Greenfield, California · 15058 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.629 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15060 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15060 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15062 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15062 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15063 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.08 km NE of San Martin, California · 15063 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15063 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc50678 (also filed as usp0002gj9). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.