California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 15 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km N of Coalinga, California on Fri, Mar 15, 1985, 9:52 AM PST (17:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 21 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-15 17:52:29 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.276° N, 120.343° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15166 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15164 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.430 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15162 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15162 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15162 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15162 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15161 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.87 km NNE of San Simeon, California · 15161 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 15159 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15159 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 15158 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.26 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15158 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.219 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15157 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15157 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15157 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.027 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15157 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.611 km WNW of Templeton, California · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 15155 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.7Central California · 15155 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15154 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 3.214 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15154 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.312 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15154 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.816 km N of Coalinga, California · 15154 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15154 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15154 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.77 km SSW of Huron, California · 15153 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 3.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15152 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.69 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.518 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.24 km N of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.93 km N of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15150 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.722 km NE of King City, California · 15150 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15150 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15148 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.627 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15148 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.011 km NE of Kettleman City, California · 15148 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15147 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15146 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.712 km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 15144 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.9Central California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 3.326 km NE of Soledad, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15143 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 3.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 3.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 1.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15166 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.912 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 15167 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15167 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.535 km NE of King City, California · 15168 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15168 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15169 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15170 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.518 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15171 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.78 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15172 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15172 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 3.022 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15172 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15174 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15174 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15174 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.97 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15175 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15175 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc43985 (also filed as ci62645). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.