California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8 km S of Merced, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km S of Merced, California on Thu, Dec 5, 1985, 8:12 PM PST (04:12 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 21 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-06 04:12:12 UTC
Depth
15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.228° N, 120.481° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14860 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14859 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14859 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 14859 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.67 km S of El Portal, California · 14858 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.610 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14858 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.89 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, California · 14856 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.711 km WNW of Yosemite Valley, California · 14856 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.112 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 14855 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.76 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14854 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.32 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14853 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14853 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14852 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14852 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14851 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.08 km NNE of Bear Valley, California · 14851 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.78 km ESE of Bass Lake, California · 14850 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.19 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14850 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 5.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 3.23 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.13 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.43 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.44 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.73 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.94 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc60728. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.