California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central California on Wed, Jan 23, 1985, 8:49 AM PST (16:49 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 4 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-23 16:49:21 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.641° N, 121.199° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15207 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15207 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15207 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.52 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.626 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15206 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15206 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15206 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.312 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15206 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15206 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15206 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.59 km N of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15205 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.86 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.010 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15204 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15204 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.73 km E of Ridgemark, California · 15203 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.07 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15203 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15202 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.9Central California · 15202 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.18 km N of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.17 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15201 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 3.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15200 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.32 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15200 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15200 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15200 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.03 km E of Saratoga, California · 15200 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.77 km NW of Hollister, California · 15200 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15199 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15199 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15199 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 3.13 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15198 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.8Central California · 15198 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.52 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15198 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.817 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 15197 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15197 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.7Central California · 15197 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15197 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.33 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15197 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15196 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.03 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 192.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc38471. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC.