California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km E of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km E of Coalinga, California on Sun, Apr 14, 1985, 1:21 AM PST (09:21 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-14 09:21:02 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.154° N, 120.260° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
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: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15144 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.927 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15144 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15144 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 15143 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.5Central California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15140 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15140 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15140 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.73 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15139 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.65 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15139 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.111 km NNW of Whitley Gardens, California · 15138 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, California · 15136 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15135 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15135 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.010 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15134 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15134 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15134 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.226 km NE of Soledad, California · 15134 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15134 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15133 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15133 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15133 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.68 km S of San Ardo, California · 15132 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.11 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15132 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15131 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15131 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15131 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15130 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.40 km SE of Cayucos, California · 15129 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15129 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.210 km SSW of Huron, California · 15129 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 15125 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15125 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15124 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.220 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15124 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15123 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15122 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15122 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15122 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15122 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.614 km NNE of Shandon, California · 15121 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15121 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15120 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.0Central California · 15119 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.15 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15119 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15119 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.510 km NW of Bradley, California · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.52 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15118 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15117 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 4.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15117 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15117 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15117 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 2.224 km NE of King City, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.78 km E of Huron, California · 15144 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15144 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 15145 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.17 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15145 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15145 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.37 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15146 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.64 km W of South Dos Palos, California · 15146 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.529 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15146 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.66 km W of Greenfield, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15146 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15147 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15147 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.819 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15148 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.719 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15148 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15148 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.812 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15149 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.912 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15149 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15149 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc46215 (also filed as ci64353). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.