California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9 km SE of Creston, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Creston, California on Thu, Dec 26, 1985, 3:36 PM PST (23:36 UTC), 0 km (0 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
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-26 23:36:09 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.457° N, 120.445° 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, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14887 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14887 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.612 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 14886 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.59 km E of San Luis Obispo, California · 14886 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.520 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14884 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.38km N of Simmler, CA · 14884 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.06 km N of Coalinga, California · 14884 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.020km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 14882 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.17 km W of Los Osos, California · 14882 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14881 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14881 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14881 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.64km S of Los Alamos, CA · 14877 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.63 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14876 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.5Central California · 14876 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.18 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14874 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 14873 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.61 km E of San Ardo, California · 14873 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.81 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14872 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.624 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14871 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.720 km N of Coalinga, California · 14871 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14871 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14871 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.611 km S of Huron, California · 14870 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.65 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14870 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.013 km SSW of Los Osos, California · 14869 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.619 km E of San Ardo, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14868 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.13 km WSW of Avenal, California · 14868 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.727km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14868 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 14867 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14866 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 14866 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 14866 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 3.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14866 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14865 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.29 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14865 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14865 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14863 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14863 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.013km N of Taft, CA · 14863 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14863 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14861 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.722 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14861 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14859 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14859 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14859 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14858 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14856 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.410 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14855 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 14854 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14852 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14851 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.89 km SW of Huron, California · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.112 km E of Coalinga, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.311 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14848 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.18 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14847 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 1.99 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14888 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14891 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.16 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14892 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14892 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.812 km SSE of Huron, California · 14893 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.022 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14894 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.67 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14894 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14895 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.61 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14896 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14896 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14897 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.32 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14897 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14898 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.713 km N of Coalinga, California · 14899 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.823 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 14899 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.025 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14900 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.113km NNW of Simmler, CA · 14900 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.911 km S of Huron, California · 14900 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc63661. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:52 AM UTC.