M2.0 earthquake 10 km NNE of Coalinga, California

Magnitude

2.0 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Nov 27, 1985, 3:20 PM PST

UTC

1985-11-27 23:20:57 UTC

Depth

9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.229° N, 120.330° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

89°

Stations used

27

• Coalinga, CaliforniaPopulation 16,564. Forecast10 kmNNE
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast76 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast308 kmNW

After

1. 1.79 km ESE of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Nov 27, 5:59 PM PST · 14909 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
2. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Nov 27, 10:33 PM PST · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
3. 1.95 km ENE of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Nov 28, 12:20 AM PST · 14909 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
4. 4.631 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Nov 28, 7:13 AM PST · 14908 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
5. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Nov 28, 8:14 AM PST · 14908 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.931 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Nov 28, 2:04 PM PST · 14908 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
7. 2.031 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Nov 29, 3:56 AM PST · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
8. 2.716 km S of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaFri, Nov 29, 6:51 AM PST · 14907 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
9. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Nov 29, 7:57 AM PST · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
10. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Nov 29, 1:05 PM PST · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
11. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Nov 29, 3:16 PM PST · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
12. 2.39 km SW of Huron, CAFri, Nov 29, 3:27 PM PST · 14907 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
13. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Nov 29, 6:04 PM PST · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
14. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Nov 29, 9:35 PM PST · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
15. 3.031 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Nov 29, 10:14 PM PST · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 30, 12:12 AM PST · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.831 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 30, 12:26 AM PST · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
18. 2.86 km S of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Nov 30, 2:28 AM PST · 14907 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
19. 1.98 km S of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Nov 30, 7:47 AM PST · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
20. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 30, 8:02 PM PST · 14906 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
21. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 30, 9:58 PM PST · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
22. 2.230 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 30, 10:31 PM PST · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
23. 2.227 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 1, 12:04 AM PST · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
24. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 1, 12:08 AM PST · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
25. 2.927 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 1, 1:26 AM PST · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
26. 2.03 km SE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Dec 1, 7:21 PM PST · 14905 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
27. 2.88 km SE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Dec 1, 7:22 PM PST · 14905 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
28. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Dec 2, 9:58 PM PST · 14904 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
29. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Dec 3, 1:12 AM PST · 14904 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
30. 1.820 km WSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaTue, Dec 3, 9:07 AM PST · 14903 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
31. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 3, 10:05 PM PST · 14903 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
32. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 3, 11:03 PM PST · 14903 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
33. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 4, 4:25 PM PST · 14902 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
34. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 4, 9:18 PM PST · 14902 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
35. 1.63 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Dec 4, 11:44 PM PST · 14902 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
36. 1.611 km SE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 4:23 PM PST · 14901 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
37. 2.39km N of Simmler, CAFri, Dec 6, 10:51 PM PST · 14900 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
38. 2.06 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 4:32 AM PST · 14899 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
39. 2.26 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 4:54 AM PST · 14899 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
40. 3.012 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 5:20 AM PST · 14899 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away
41. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 10:08 AM PST · 14899 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
42. 1.723 km NE of King City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 4:10 PM PST · 14899 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
43. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 8:04 PM PST · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
44. 1.65 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 9:04 AM PST · 14898 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
45. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Dec 9, 12:05 AM PST · 14898 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
46. 1.611 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Dec 9, 9:17 PM PST · 14897 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
47. 2.311 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Dec 10, 3:48 PM PST · 14896 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
48. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 10, 11:39 PM PST · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
49. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Dec 13, 7:16 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
50. 1.911 km S of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Dec 13, 7:38 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
51. 2.113km NNW of Simmler, CAFri, Dec 13, 10:35 PM PST · 14893 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
52. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Dec 14, 6:42 AM PST · 14892 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
53. 1.631 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Dec 14, 1:47 PM PST · 14892 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
54. 3.025 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Dec 14, 2:41 PM PST · 14892 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
55. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Dec 14, 4:14 PM PST · 14892 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
56. 1.823 km WSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, Dec 14, 5:16 PM PST · 14892 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
57. 1.713 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Dec 14, 8:56 PM PST · 14892 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
58. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 15, 1:36 PM PST · 14891 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
59. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Dec 15, 5:57 PM PST · 14891 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
60. 1.96 km N of Waukena, CaliforniaMon, Dec 16, 5:54 AM PST · 14890 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

1. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Nov 27, 3:15 AM PST · 14909 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
2. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Nov 27, 3:13 AM PST · 14909 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
3. 1.712 km W of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Nov 26, 2:11 PM PST · 14910 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.82 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Nov 26, 12:30 PM PST · 14910 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
5. 1.621 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Nov 26, 4:34 AM PST · 14910 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
6. 2.021 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Nov 26, 4:34 AM PST · 14910 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.510 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Nov 26, 2:37 AM PST · 14911 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.311 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Nov 26, 12:18 AM PST · 14911 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.627 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Nov 25, 11:25 PM PST · 14911 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
10. 1.720 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Nov 25, 5:04 AM PST · 14911 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc60220. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.