California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km NE of San Ardo, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km NE of San Ardo, California on Sun, Nov 24, 1985, 9:38 PM PST (05:38 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 22 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-25 05:38:33 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.034° N, 120.880° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14919 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14919 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.720 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14918 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.627 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14918 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14918 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 14917 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.021 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14917 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.621 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14917 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.82 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14917 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.712 km W of Greenfield, California · 14917 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14916 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14916 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14916 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.79 km ESE of Parkfield, California · 14916 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14916 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.95 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14916 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 4.631 km NE of Soledad, California · 14915 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14915 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.931 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14915 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14914 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.716 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14914 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14914 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 14914 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14914 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.39 km SW of Huron, CA · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14914 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14914 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 3.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14914 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14914 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14914 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.86 km S of Huron, California · 14913 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.98 km S of Huron, California · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.15 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14913 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14913 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.230 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.227 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.927 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14912 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.03 km SE of Avenal, California · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.88 km SE of Avenal, California · 14912 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.65 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14912 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14911 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14911 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.820 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14910 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14909 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14909 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.63 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.624 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14908 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.611 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 14908 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.91 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.06 km N of Coalinga, California · 14906 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.26 km N of Coalinga, California · 14906 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 3.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14906 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 14906 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14906 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.32 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14919 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.02 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.12 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.72 km E of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.92 km E of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 4.52 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14919 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14919 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14919 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.98 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14919 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.69 km N of Cambria, California · 14920 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14920 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.08 km SSE of Huron, California · 14920 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.66 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14920 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14920 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14921 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc59821 (also filed as ci132458). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.