California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km ENE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Coalinga, California on Thu, May 2, 1985, 6:05 PM PDT (01:05 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 24 km NE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-03 01:05:30 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.162° N, 120.272° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.220 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15116 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15115 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15115 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15114 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15114 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15114 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.614 km NNE of Shandon, California · 15114 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15112 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.0Central California · 15112 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.15 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15111 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.510 km NW of Bradley, California · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.52 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15110 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15109 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 4.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15109 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15109 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15109 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.522 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.136 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15107 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.937 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15107 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.536 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15107 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 15107 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15106 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15106 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.08 km WSW of Huron, California · 15106 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.321 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15102 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.69 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15102 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.020 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15102 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.533 km NE of King City, California · 15101 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15101 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CA · 15101 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15099 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 3.114 km SE of Parkfield, California · 15099 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.918 km NE of Soledad, California · 15098 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.04 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15097 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.120 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15097 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15096 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 15096 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 3.37km NW of Parkfield, CA · 15095 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15094 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.810 km WSW of Huron, California · 15093 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.920 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15091 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15091 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.642 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15090 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15090 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15089 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.312 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15088 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15088 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.714 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15088 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15088 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15087 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15087 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15087 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.725 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15086 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15085 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.87 km E of Coalinga, California · 15085 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15084 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15083 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.210 km SSW of Huron, California · 15121 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.40 km SE of Cayucos, California · 15121 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15123 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.11 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15124 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.68 km S of San Ardo, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15125 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15125 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.226 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc47117. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.