California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10 km NE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Coalinga, California on Mon, Apr 8, 1985, 11:30 PM PST (07:30 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 22 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-09 07:30:50 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.211° N, 120.288° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15141 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.912 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.812 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15140 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.719 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15140 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.819 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15140 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15139 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15139 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15138 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.66 km W of Greenfield, California · 15138 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.529 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15138 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.64 km W of South Dos Palos, California · 15138 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 15138 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.37 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15138 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.17 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15137 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 15137 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.78 km E of Huron, California · 15137 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.224 km NE of King City, California · 15136 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15136 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15136 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.927 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15136 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15136 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 15135 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.5Central California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15133 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.73 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15132 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.65 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15131 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.111 km NNW of Whitley Gardens, California · 15131 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15130 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, California · 15128 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15128 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15127 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.010 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.226 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15125 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15125 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.68 km S of San Ardo, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.11 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15124 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15123 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.210 km SSW of Huron, California · 15121 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 2.133 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.832 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.712 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15143 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 3.326 km NE of Soledad, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.9Central California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.712 km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 15144 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15146 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15147 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc45698 (also filed as ci64026). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.