California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km NNE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Coalinga, California on Sun, Nov 10, 1985, 2:07 PM PST (22:07 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 31 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-10 22:07:46 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.263° N, 120.326° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km SE of Huron, California · 14932 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14932 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.68 km NE of Avenal, California · 14932 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.212 km SW of Huron, California · 14931 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.613 km SW of Huron, California · 14931 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14931 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.510 km WSW of Huron, California · 14931 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14931 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.62 km NW of Avenal, California · 14930 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.97 km NE of Avenal, California · 14930 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.812 km SW of Huron, California · 14930 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 14927 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14927 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14926 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14926 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.524 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14926 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.110 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14925 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.25 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14925 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.523 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14924 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.726 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14924 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.68 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14923 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14923 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14923 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.67 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14923 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.011 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14923 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.813 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14923 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 14922 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14922 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14922 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14921 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14921 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.27 km SE of Avenal, California · 14921 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.534 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14921 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 3.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14921 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.08 km SSE of Huron, California · 14920 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14920 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.69 km N of Cambria, California · 14920 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14920 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14920 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 3.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14920 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 4.52 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.92 km E of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.72 km E of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.12 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 3.02 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14919 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.32 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.92 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14919 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14919 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.720 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14919 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.627 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14918 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14918 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 14918 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.021 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14918 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.621 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14918 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.82 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14917 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 1.76 km NE of Avenal, California · 14934 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.68 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14934 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14935 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.17 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14935 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.917 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14935 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.716 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14935 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.310 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14935 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14936 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.07 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14936 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.78 km N of Avenal, California · 14937 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14938 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 14938 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14938 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14939 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.714 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 14939 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.17 km SE of Avenal, California · 14939 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.824 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14940 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.14 km SE of Avenal, California · 14940 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.93 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14940 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc58732. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:49 AM UTC.