California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km NE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Coalinga, California on Sat, Apr 6, 1985, 5:12 PM PST (01:12 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 10 km NE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-07 01:12:53 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.182° N, 120.308° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.712 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.832 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.133 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15141 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.912 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.812 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15140 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.719 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15140 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.819 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15140 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15139 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15139 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.66 km W of Greenfield, California · 15139 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.529 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15139 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.64 km W of South Dos Palos, California · 15139 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 15138 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.37 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15138 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.17 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15137 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 15137 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.78 km E of Huron, California · 15137 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.224 km NE of King City, California · 15136 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15136 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15136 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.927 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15136 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15136 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 15135 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15135 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.5Central California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15134 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.73 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15132 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.65 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15132 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.111 km NNW of Whitley Gardens, California · 15131 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15130 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, California · 15128 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15128 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15128 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.010 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 2.226 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 3.326 km NE of Soledad, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.9Central California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.712 km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 15144 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15147 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15147 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.011 km NE of Kettleman City, California · 15148 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.627 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15148 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15149 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15150 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.722 km NE of King City, California · 15150 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.93 km N of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.24 km N of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.518 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.69 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc45554. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.