California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24 km NE of Greenfield, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km NE of Greenfield, California on Tue, Dec 10, 1985, 11:39 PM PST (07:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 5 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-11 07:39:24 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.468° N, 121.043° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.13 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.43 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.44 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.73 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.94 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.03 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.04 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.75 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.74 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 3.24 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.54 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.34 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 3.04 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.65 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 4.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.94 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.73 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.03 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.94 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.73 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.74 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.14 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.95 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.83 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.74 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.81 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 3.44 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.83 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.13 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.63 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc61137. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.