California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in Central California on Wed, Jan 9, 1985, 2:29 PM PST (22:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 14 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-09 22:29:40 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.154° N, 120.255° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.127 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15231 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.414 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 15229 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15227 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.9Central California · 15226 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.414 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15226 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 15226 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.215 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.014 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15226 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15225 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15225 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.112 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15222 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15222 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15221 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.811 km W of Avenal, California · 15220 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.220 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.720 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.516 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15218 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.619 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15218 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.619 km N of Coalinga, California · 15218 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.1Central California · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15217 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.67 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15215 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.118 km S of Avenal, California · 15215 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15214 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15213 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 15212 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.812 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15212 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.69 km W of Huron, California · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, California · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15211 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15210 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15210 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.525 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.917 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15209 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.812 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15208 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15207 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.626 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15206 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15206 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15206 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15205 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.59 km N of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15204 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 1.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.86 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.07 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15203 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15202 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.9Central California · 15202 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 2.6Central California · 15231 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15232 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 15232 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15232 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15232 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15233 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15233 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 15233 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.612 km W of Oak Shores, California · 15234 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15234 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15234 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.524 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15235 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.424 km NE of King City, California · 15235 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15236 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15236 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.00 km WSW of Parkfield, California · 15236 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.939 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15237 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.65 km E of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc36903 (also filed as ci58198). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.