California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in Central California on Sun, Aug 11, 1985, 2:18 AM PDT (09:18 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km ENE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-11 09:18:23 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.543° N, 121.130° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 140 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15019 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.612 km WSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15018 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.715 km E of Big Sur, California · 15018 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.96 km SSW of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.55 km E of Interlaken, California · 15017 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.55 km E of Interlaken, California · 15017 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.75 km E of Interlaken, California · 15017 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.85 km E of Interlaken, California · 15017 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.75 km E of Interlaken, California · 15017 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.87 km WNW of Del Monte Forest, California · 15017 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.78 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15017 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.03 km N of Hollister, California · 15017 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15016 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.18 km SSW of Huron, California · 15016 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.96 km SW of Huron, California · 15016 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15015 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15014 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.111 km S of Big Sur, California · 15014 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.911 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15014 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15014 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.97 km SSW of Huron, California · 15014 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15014 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 3.18 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15013 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15012 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15012 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.511 km SSW of Huron, California · 15012 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15011 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.813 km WNW of Huron, California · 15011 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15011 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15011 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.722 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15010 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15010 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 15010 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15010 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15010 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15010 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.59 km E of San Martin, California · 15009 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15009 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.68 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15008 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.09 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15008 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15008 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.97 km SSW of Huron, California · 15007 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 3.22 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15007 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15007 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.58 km SSW of Huron, California · 15007 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.99 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15007 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.410 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15006 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.414 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15006 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 15006 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.918 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15006 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15005 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 15005 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.434 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15005 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15004 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.523 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15004 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15004 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 15003 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15003 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 1.53 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.112 km SW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.17 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.65 km SW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.65 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 15021 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.417 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15021 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.010 km SSW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15021 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.75 km SW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.517 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15022 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.833 km NE of King City, California · 15022 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15022 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.811 km SSW of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.94 km SSW of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.43 km SSW of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc52832. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.