California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 22 km NW of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 22 km NW of Parkfield, California on Fri, Dec 20, 1985, 3:52 AM PST (11:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 6 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-20 11:52:53 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.047° N, 120.601° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14886 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.812 km SSE of Huron, California · 14885 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.839 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14885 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14884 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.16 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14884 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.728 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14884 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14883 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14882 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.75km SSW of Corcoran, CA · 14881 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.99 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14881 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14880 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.29 km SE of Creston, California · 14880 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14880 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14879 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.612 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 14878 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.59 km E of San Luis Obispo, California · 14878 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14877 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.520 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14877 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 3.38km N of Simmler, CA · 14877 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14876 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.06 km N of Coalinga, California · 14876 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.020km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 14874 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.17 km W of Los Osos, California · 14874 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14874 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14874 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14873 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14873 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.030 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14872 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14871 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.727 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.63 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14869 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.5Central California · 14868 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.937 km NE of King City, California · 14867 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14867 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.18 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14866 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 14866 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.61 km E of San Ardo, California · 14866 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.81 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14864 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14864 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.624 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14864 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.720 km N of Coalinga, California · 14864 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14863 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.029 km NE of Soledad, California · 14863 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14863 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14863 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 2.230 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14863 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.611 km S of Huron, California · 14863 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.65 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14863 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14862 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 3.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 4.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 3.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.67 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14886 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14887 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.1Central California · 14888 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14888 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14888 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.61 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14888 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14889 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14889 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.32 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14889 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.96 km N of Waukena, California · 14890 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14891 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14891 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.713 km N of Coalinga, California · 14892 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.823 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 14892 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14892 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.025 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14892 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.631 km NE of Soledad, California · 14892 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14892 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc61909 (also filed as ci111213). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.