California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in Central California on Wed, Jan 9, 1985, 2:34 PM PST (22:34 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 14 km N of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-09 22:34:08 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.852° N, 121.292° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 18.0 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
272°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.127 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15230 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15229 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.914 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15229 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 15228 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15228 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15228 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15228 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.59 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15228 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15227 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.214 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15227 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.216 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15226 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.215 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15225 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15225 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15224 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.18 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15222 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.78 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15222 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15222 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15221 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.917 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.220 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.720 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.610 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 15218 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.516 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15218 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.07 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.5Central California · 15217 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15216 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15216 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15214 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15214 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15213 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 3.26 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15209 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.525 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.06 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15208 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.0Northern California · 15208 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.65 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 15208 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.74 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15207 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.14 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15207 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15207 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15207 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15207 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15206 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 1.512 km S of Davenport, California · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15231 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.4Near the coast of Central California · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1125111. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.