California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km NE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Coalinga, California on Fri, Mar 1, 1985, 7:47 AM PST (15:47 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 10 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-01 15:47:07 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.212° N, 120.289° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15177 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15177 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 15176 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.6Central California · 15176 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15176 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.97 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15175 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15174 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15174 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15174 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15173 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.022 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15172 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15172 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.78 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15172 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15171 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.518 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15171 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15169 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15168 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.535 km NE of King City, California · 15168 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.912 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 15167 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15166 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.715 km N of Coalinga, California · 15166 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15166 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15165 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.430 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15163 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15162 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15162 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15162 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15162 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.87 km NNE of San Simeon, California · 15161 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 15159 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15159 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 15159 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.26 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15158 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.219 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15158 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15158 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15157 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 3.027 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15157 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.611 km WNW of Templeton, California · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 15155 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.7Central California · 15155 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 3.214 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15155 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.312 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15155 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.816 km N of Coalinga, California · 15154 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15154 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15154 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15154 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.77 km SSW of Huron, California · 15154 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 3.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.69 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15181 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15181 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.48km WSW of Alpaugh, CA · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.521 km N of Lost Hills, California · 15183 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.824 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15184 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.64 km S of Greenfield, California · 15187 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15187 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.412 km SSE of Huron, California · 15188 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.636 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.410 km N of Avenal, California · 15189 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.016 km N of Coalinga, California · 15190 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.510 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15190 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15190 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15190 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 3.511 km SSE of Huron, California · 15190 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc42494 (also filed as ci61849). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.