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M1.7 earthquake 16 km NNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Coalinga, California on Sun, Nov 17, 1985, 1:52 AM PST (09:52 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 22 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-11-17 09:52:46 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.282° N, 120.400° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14928 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14927 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.524 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14927 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.110 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14927 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.25 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14927 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.523 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14926 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.726 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14926 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.822 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14926 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.68 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14925 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14925 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14925 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.67 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14925 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.011 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14924 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.813 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14924 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 14924 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14924 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14924 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14923 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14923 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.27 km SE of Avenal, California · 14923 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.534 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14923 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 3.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14922 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14922 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14922 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14922 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.08 km SSE of Huron, California · 14922 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14922 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.69 km N of Cambria, California · 14922 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14921 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 3.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14921 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 4.52 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14921 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.92 km E of San Ardo, California · 14921 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.72 km E of San Ardo, California · 14921 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.12 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14921 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 3.02 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14921 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14921 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.32 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14921 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.92 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14921 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14921 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14921 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.720 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14920 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.627 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14920 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14920 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 14919 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.021 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14919 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.621 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14919 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.82 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.712 km W of Greenfield, California · 14919 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14918 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14918 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.79 km ESE of Parkfield, California · 14918 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14918 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.95 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14918 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 4.631 km NE of Soledad, California · 14917 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14917 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.931 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14917 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14916 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.716 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14916 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 3.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 14929 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.812 km SW of Huron, California · 14932 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.97 km NE of Avenal, California · 14932 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.62 km NW of Avenal, California · 14932 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14932 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.510 km WSW of Huron, California · 14932 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14933 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.613 km SW of Huron, California · 14933 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.212 km SW of Huron, California · 14933 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.68 km NE of Avenal, California · 14934 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14934 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.09 km SE of Huron, California · 14934 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14935 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.76 km NE of Avenal, California · 14936 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.68 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14936 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14936 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.17 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14936 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.917 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14937 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.716 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14937 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.626 km W of Lockwood, California · 14937 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc59322. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.