California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 20 km NW of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Parkfield, California on Sat, May 4, 1985, 11:38 AM PDT (18:38 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 21 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-04 18:38:03 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.030° N, 120.589° 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
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15115 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15115 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.524 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15114 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15114 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15114 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15114 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.614 km NNE of Shandon, California · 15114 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15113 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15113 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15112 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.0Central California · 15112 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.15 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15111 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.510 km NW of Bradley, California · 15110 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.52 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15110 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.924 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15110 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15109 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15109 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15109 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15109 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.522 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.136 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15107 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.937 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15107 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.536 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15107 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 15107 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15106 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15106 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.08 km WSW of Huron, California · 15106 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.321 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15102 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.69 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15102 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.020 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15102 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.533 km NE of King City, California · 15101 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15101 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15101 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CA · 15101 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15100 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15099 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 3.114 km SE of Parkfield, California · 15099 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.918 km NE of Soledad, California · 15098 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.04 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15097 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.120 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15097 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15096 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.717 km SW of Soledad, California · 15096 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 15095 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 3.37km NW of Parkfield, CA · 15095 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.024 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15094 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15094 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.810 km WSW of Huron, California · 15093 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.922 km E of Big Sur, California · 15091 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.920 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15091 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15091 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.642 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15090 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15090 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.127 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15090 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15089 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.312 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15088 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15088 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.714 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15088 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15088 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15087 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15117 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.210 km SSW of Huron, California · 15121 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.40 km SE of Cayucos, California · 15121 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.828 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15121 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15122 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15123 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc47252 (also filed as ci65646). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.