California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 15 km NNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Coalinga, California on Sat, Dec 7, 1985, 8:04 PM PST (04:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 10 km ENE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-08 04:04:07 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.257° N, 120.447° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 14858 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 14858 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14858 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14858 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14858 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.29 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 14857 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14856 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14856 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14855 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14854 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.722 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14853 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14853 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14852 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14852 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14851 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14851 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14851 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14851 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14850 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 5.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 3.23 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.13 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.43 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.44 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.73 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.94 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.03 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.04 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.75 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.74 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 3.24 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.54 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.34 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 3.04 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.65 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc61019 (also filed as ci133481). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.