California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km NNE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Coalinga, California on Tue, Nov 5, 1985, 10:59 AM PST (18:59 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 11 km SW of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-05 18:59:12 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.250° N, 120.328° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 14931 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14931 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.78 km N of Avenal, California · 14929 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.07 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14929 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14929 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.310 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14928 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.716 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14928 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.917 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14928 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.17 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14928 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14927 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.68 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14927 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.76 km NE of Avenal, California · 14927 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14926 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.09 km SE of Huron, California · 14925 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14925 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.68 km NE of Avenal, California · 14925 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 3.212 km SW of Huron, California · 14924 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.613 km SW of Huron, California · 14924 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14924 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.510 km WSW of Huron, California · 14924 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14923 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.62 km NW of Avenal, California · 14923 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.97 km NE of Avenal, California · 14923 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.812 km SW of Huron, California · 14923 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 3.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 14920 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14920 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.524 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.110 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.25 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14918 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.523 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14917 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.726 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14917 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.68 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14916 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14916 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14916 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.67 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14916 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.011 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14916 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.813 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14915 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 14915 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14915 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14915 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.27 km SE of Avenal, California · 14914 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.534 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14914 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 3.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14913 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.08 km SSE of Huron, California · 14913 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14913 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.69 km N of Cambria, California · 14913 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14913 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 3.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14912 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 4.52 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14912 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.92 km E of San Ardo, California · 14912 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.72 km E of San Ardo, California · 14912 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.12 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14912 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14932 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.714 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 14932 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.17 km SE of Avenal, California · 14932 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.824 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14933 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.14 km SE of Avenal, California · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.93 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14933 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.77 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14934 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.531 km NE of Soledad, California · 14934 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.77 km SE of Avenal, California · 14935 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14936 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.86 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.48 km SE of Avenal, California · 14936 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.010 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14936 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.26 km NNW of Biola, California · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14937 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.64 km WSW of Paso Robles, California · 14937 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14937 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14937 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc58377. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.