California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 14 km NNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Coalinga, California on Mon, Feb 4, 1985, 3:04 AM PST (11:04 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km ENE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-04 11:04:10 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.256° N, 120.437° 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
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.59 km N of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15204 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.86 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.07 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15202 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.9Central California · 15202 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.18 km N of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15200 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15200 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15199 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15199 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15198 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.817 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 15197 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.7Central California · 15197 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15196 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15195 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15195 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.88 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15195 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.316 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15194 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15194 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15194 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15193 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15193 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15192 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15192 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15191 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.912 km NW of Avenal, California · 15191 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15191 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.231 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15190 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 3.511 km SSE of Huron, California · 15190 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15190 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15190 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.510 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15190 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.016 km N of Coalinga, California · 15189 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15189 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.410 km N of Avenal, California · 15188 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.517 km SW of Soledad, California · 15188 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.636 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.412 km SSE of Huron, California · 15187 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15187 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.64 km S of Greenfield, California · 15186 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15205 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15206 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15206 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.626 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15206 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15206 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15207 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.812 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15208 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.917 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.525 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15209 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15210 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15210 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, California · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15211 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.69 km W of Huron, California · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc39789 (also filed as ci60226). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC.