California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km ENE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Coalinga, California on Tue, Mar 19, 1985, 3:55 AM PST (11:55 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 7 km NE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-19 11:55:49 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.181° N, 120.248° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
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: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15169 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15169 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15169 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.87 km NNE of San Simeon, California · 15168 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 15166 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15166 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15166 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 15166 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.26 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15165 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.219 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15165 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15164 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.027 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15162 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.611 km WNW of Templeton, California · 15162 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 15162 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.7Central California · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15162 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.214 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15162 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.312 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15162 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.816 km N of Coalinga, California · 15162 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15162 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15161 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15161 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.77 km SSW of Huron, California · 15161 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15160 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 3.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 15160 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.69 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15159 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15159 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.518 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15158 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.24 km N of Coalinga, California · 15158 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.93 km N of Coalinga, California · 15158 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15158 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.722 km NE of King City, California · 15158 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15158 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15156 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.627 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15156 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.011 km NE of Kettleman City, California · 15155 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15155 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15154 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.712 km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 15152 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15152 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15152 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.9Central California · 15151 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 3.326 km NE of Soledad, California · 15151 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 3.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 3.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.712 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15149 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.832 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15149 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.133 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15149 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15149 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 2.430 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15170 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15172 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15173 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.715 km N of Coalinga, California · 15173 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15174 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.912 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 15174 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.535 km NE of King City, California · 15175 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15175 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15176 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15178 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.518 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15178 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15179 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.78 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15179 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15179 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 3.022 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15179 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc44210 (also filed as ci62790). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:37 AM UTC.