California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14 km NNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Coalinga, California on Thu, Jan 10, 1985, 8:47 PM PST (04:47 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-11 04:47:50 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.257° N, 120.438° 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
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15229 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 15229 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15227 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.9Central California · 15226 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.414 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15226 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 15226 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.215 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.014 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15225 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15225 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15224 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.112 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15222 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15222 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15221 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.811 km W of Avenal, California · 15219 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.220 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.720 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.610 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 15218 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.516 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15218 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.619 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15218 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.619 km N of Coalinga, California · 15218 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.5Central California · 15217 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.1Central California · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15216 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.67 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15215 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.118 km S of Avenal, California · 15215 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15214 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15214 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15213 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 15212 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.812 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15212 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.69 km W of Huron, California · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, California · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15210 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15210 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15209 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.525 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.917 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.812 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15208 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15207 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15206 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.626 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15206 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15206 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15206 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15205 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.59 km N of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.127 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15230 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.4Central California · 15231 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.6Central California · 15231 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 15232 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15232 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15232 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15232 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15233 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 15233 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.612 km W of Oak Shores, California · 15234 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15234 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15234 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.524 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15235 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.424 km NE of King City, California · 15235 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15235 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15236 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc37050 (also filed as ci58296). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.