California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km SW of La Selva Beach, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km SW of La Selva Beach, California on Wed, Nov 6, 1985, 9:08 AM PST (17:08 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 31 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-06 17:08:27 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.880° N, 121.930° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14935 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14935 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.712 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14932 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14931 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14931 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14930 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.18 km NE of Milpitas, California · 14930 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14930 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 3.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14930 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14929 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14928 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14927 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.910 km E of Livermore, California · 14926 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.517 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 14926 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.94 km E of Fairview, California · 14926 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, California · 14925 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14925 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.29 km NNE of Livermore, California · 14925 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14924 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14924 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14921 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14921 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14921 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.534 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14920 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 3.09 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14919 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14919 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.816 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14919 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.616 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14919 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14919 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 3.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14919 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.515 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14919 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14919 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14919 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14919 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.66 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14919 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.98 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14918 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14918 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14918 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14917 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.211 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14917 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.021 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14916 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.621 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14916 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.712 km W of Greenfield, California · 14916 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14915 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14915 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.55 km ENE of Fremont, California · 14915 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14915 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.35 km SW of Sunol, California · 14915 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 4.631 km NE of Soledad, California · 14914 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14914 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.931 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14914 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14913 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14913 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 14913 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14913 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14937 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.011 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14937 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14938 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14939 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14939 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.012 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14939 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.531 km NE of Soledad, California · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.63 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14940 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.47 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14941 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.09 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14941 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14941 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14942 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14942 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14943 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.612 km E of East Foothills, California · 14943 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14945 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.68 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14945 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14945 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.64 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 14945 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc58430. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC.