California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km N of Coalinga, California on Sat, Mar 30, 1985, 7:07 AM PST (15:07 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 11 km NE of Kettleman City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-30 15:07:20 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.174° N, 120.353° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15150 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.722 km NE of King City, California · 15150 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15150 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15148 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.627 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15148 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.011 km NE of Kettleman City, California · 15147 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15147 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.026 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15147 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15146 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.712 km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 15144 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.9Central California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 3.326 km NE of Soledad, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15143 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 3.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.712 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.832 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.133 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15141 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.912 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.812 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15140 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.719 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15140 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.819 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15140 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15139 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15139 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15138 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.66 km W of Greenfield, California · 15138 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.529 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15138 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.64 km W of South Dos Palos, California · 15138 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 15138 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.37 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15138 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.17 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15137 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 15137 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.78 km E of Huron, California · 15136 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.224 km NE of King City, California · 15136 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15136 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15136 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.927 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15136 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15136 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 15135 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.5Central California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15133 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 2.24 km N of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.518 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15151 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.69 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.77 km SSW of Huron, California · 15153 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15154 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.816 km N of Coalinga, California · 15154 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.312 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15154 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.214 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15154 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15154 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.7Central California · 15154 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 15155 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.611 km WNW of Templeton, California · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 3.027 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15156 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15157 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc45023 (also filed as ci63489). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.