California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 24 km NE of Greenfield, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 24 km NE of Greenfield, California on Sat, Feb 9, 1985, 12:38 PM PST (20:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8 km ENE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-09 20:38:53 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.469° N, 121.048° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
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: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15200 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15200 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15199 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.77 km NW of Hollister, California · 15199 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15199 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15198 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.13 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15198 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.8Central California · 15198 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.52 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15197 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.817 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 15197 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.7Central California · 15196 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15196 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.33 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15196 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.03 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15195 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15195 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.88 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15195 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.316 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15194 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15194 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15194 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15193 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15193 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15193 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.641 km W of Lockwood, California · 15192 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15192 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.89 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15192 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15192 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15191 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.912 km NW of Avenal, California · 15191 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15191 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.231 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15190 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 3.511 km SSE of Huron, California · 15190 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15190 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15190 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.510 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15190 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.78 km E of Gilroy, California · 15189 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.016 km N of Coalinga, California · 15189 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15189 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.410 km N of Avenal, California · 15188 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.77 km E of Gilroy, California · 15188 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.517 km SW of Soledad, California · 15188 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.636 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.412 km SSE of Huron, California · 15187 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15187 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.64 km S of Greenfield, California · 15186 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.715 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15186 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 3.514 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15185 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.77 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15185 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.615 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15185 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.08 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15184 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.824 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15183 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 2.32 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15200 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15200 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.17 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15201 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.18 km N of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc40729. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.