California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km ENE of Cambria, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Cambria, California on Thu, Apr 18, 1985, 3:55 PM PST (23:55 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 11 km NNW of Whitley Gardens, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-18 23:55:03 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.576° N, 121.039° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km NNW of Whitley Gardens, California · 15131 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15130 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.625 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15130 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, California · 15128 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15128 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.010 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.68 km S of San Ardo, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.11 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15124 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15123 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.828 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15122 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.40 km SE of Cayucos, California · 15121 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.210 km SSW of Huron, California · 15121 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15118 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.220 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15116 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.524 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15115 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15114 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15114 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.614 km NNE of Shandon, California · 15114 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15112 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.0Central California · 15112 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.15 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15111 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.510 km NW of Bradley, California · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.52 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15110 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.924 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15110 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15110 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 4.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15109 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15109 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15109 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.522 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 15107 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15106 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15106 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.321 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15102 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.69 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15102 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.020 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15102 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.533 km NE of King City, California · 15102 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15101 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15100 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 3.114 km SE of Parkfield, California · 15099 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.04 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15097 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.120 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15097 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15096 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.717 km SW of Soledad, California · 15096 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 3.37km NW of Parkfield, CA · 15095 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.024 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15095 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15094 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.810 km WSW of Huron, California · 15093 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.922 km E of Big Sur, California · 15091 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.920 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15091 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15134 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.5Central California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15135 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.325 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15135 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15136 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15136 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15136 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.224 km NE of King City, California · 15136 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 15137 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.17 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15137 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.37 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15138 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 15138 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.66 km W of Greenfield, California · 15139 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15139 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc46355. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.