California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10 km NNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km NNW of Coalinga, California on Tue, Apr 23, 1985, 9:41 PM PST (05:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 26 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-24 05:41:22 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.227° N, 120.390° 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
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15127 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.226 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15125 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.68 km S of San Ardo, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.11 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15124 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15124 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.413 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15124 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15124 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15123 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.40 km SE of Cayucos, California · 15122 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15122 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.210 km SSW of Huron, California · 15121 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15120 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 15118 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15118 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.220 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15116 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15115 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.524 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15115 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15115 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15115 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15114 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.614 km NNE of Shandon, California · 15114 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15114 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15113 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.0Central California · 15112 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.15 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15111 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.510 km NW of Bradley, California · 15111 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.52 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15110 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15110 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 4.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15110 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15110 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15109 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.522 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15109 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.136 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15108 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.937 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15108 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.536 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15107 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 15107 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15107 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15106 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15128 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15128 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15129 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, California · 15129 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.625 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15130 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15130 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15131 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.111 km NNW of Whitley Gardens, California · 15131 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.65 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15132 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.73 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15132 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15133 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15133 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15133 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15134 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15135 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.5Central California · 15135 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15135 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 15136 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc46641 (also filed as ci64974). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.