California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 27 km WSW of Lockwood, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Lockwood, California on Thu, May 30, 1985, 7:34 AM PDT (14:34 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 23 km ENE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-05-30 14:34:13 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.849° N, 121.367° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15098 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.312 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15098 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15097 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.714 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15097 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15096 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15096 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.725 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15095 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15094 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15091 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15091 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15091 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.022 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15089 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.414 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15083 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.713 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15081 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.92 km S of Oak Shores, California · 15079 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 15079 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 15078 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.032 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15078 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15077 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.939 km W of Lockwood, California · 15077 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.330 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15076 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.224 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15075 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15074 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.412 km N of Parkfield, California · 15072 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 3.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15072 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.34 km SW of Morro Bay, California · 15071 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15071 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.629 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15069 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.69 km W of Greenfield, California · 15067 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 15066 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.88 km W of Templeton, California · 15066 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.99 km W of Templeton, California · 15066 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15066 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15066 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.422 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15065 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.822 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15063 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15063 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.814 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.728 km NE of King City, California · 15060 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.127 km NE of King City, California · 15060 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.233 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15059 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15059 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15059 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15059 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15058 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.034 km NE of King City, California · 15057 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.7Central California · 15057 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 3.115 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15057 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15057 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15057 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15057 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15057 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.314 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15056 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.915 km S of Lake Nacimiento, California · 15056 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15056 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.8Central California · 15056 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15055 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 3.223 km NE of King City, California · 15055 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15055 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15099 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.642 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15100 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.920 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15100 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.922 km E of Big Sur, California · 15100 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.020 km WNW of Big Sur, California · 15101 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15103 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.024 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15104 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.37km NW of Parkfield, CA · 15105 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 15105 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.717 km SW of Soledad, California · 15105 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.120 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15106 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.04 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15106 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.918 km NE of Soledad, California · 15107 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.114 km SE of Parkfield, California · 15108 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15109 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15109 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CA · 15110 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15110 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.533 km NE of King City, California · 15111 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.020 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15111 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc48784. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC.