California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 16 km NW of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Parkfield, California on Thu, Feb 14, 1985, 5:29 AM PST (13:29 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km SSE of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-14 13:29:18 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.006° N, 120.565° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.316 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15194 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15194 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15194 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15193 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15193 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.641 km W of Lockwood, California · 15193 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15192 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15192 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15191 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.912 km NW of Avenal, California · 15191 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15191 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.231 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15190 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.511 km SSE of Huron, California · 15190 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15190 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15190 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.510 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15190 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.016 km N of Coalinga, California · 15189 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.410 km N of Avenal, California · 15189 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.517 km SW of Soledad, California · 15188 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.636 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.412 km SSE of Huron, California · 15187 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15187 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.64 km S of Greenfield, California · 15186 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.824 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15184 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 3.521 km N of Lost Hills, California · 15183 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.48km WSW of Alpaugh, CA · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15181 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15177 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15177 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 15176 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.6Central California · 15176 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15175 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.97 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15175 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15174 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15174 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15174 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15173 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 3.022 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15172 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15172 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.78 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15172 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15171 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.518 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15170 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15169 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15168 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 1.88 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15195 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15197 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.7Central California · 15197 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.817 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 15197 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15198 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15199 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15199 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15200 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15200 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.65 km SSW of Santa Margarita, California · 15200 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.18 km N of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc40899 (also filed as ci60804). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.