California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km NE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Coalinga, California on Mon, Apr 8, 1985, 6:36 PM PST (02:36 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.

Coalinga forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-09 02:36:03 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.221° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
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: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.712 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.832 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.133 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15141 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.912 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.812 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15140 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.719 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15140 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.819 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15140 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15139 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15139 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15138 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.66 km W of Greenfield, California · 15138 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.529 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15138 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.64 km W of South Dos Palos, California · 15138 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 15138 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.37 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15138 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.17 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15137 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 15137 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.78 km E of Huron, California · 15137 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.224 km NE of King City, California · 15136 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15136 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15136 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.927 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15136 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15136 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 15135 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.5Central California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15133 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.73 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15132 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.65 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15131 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.111 km NNW of Whitley Gardens, California · 15131 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15130 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, California · 15128 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15128 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15127 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.010 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.226 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15125 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15125 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15143 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.326 km NE of Soledad, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.9Central California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.712 km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 15144 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15146 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15147 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.011 km NE of Kettleman City, California · 15148 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.627 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15148 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15148 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15150 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.722 km NE of King City, California · 15150 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15150 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.93 km N of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.24 km N of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.518 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc45689. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.