California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km ENE of Shandon, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Shandon, California on Mon, Apr 8, 1985, 8:28 PM PST (04:28 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 16km SE of Buttonwillow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-04-09 04:28:00 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.694° N, 120.240° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.832 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15153 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.912 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15153 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.812 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15153 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15152 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.719 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15152 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.819 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15152 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 15150 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.37 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15150 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15149 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.17 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15149 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 15149 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.78 km E of Huron, California · 15148 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.224 km NE of King City, California · 15148 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15148 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15148 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15148 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.5Central California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15145 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15144 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15144 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.73 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15143 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.65 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15143 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.111 km NNW of Whitley Gardens, California · 15142 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, California · 15140 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.010 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15138 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15138 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15137 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15136 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.68 km S of San Ardo, California · 15136 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.11 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15136 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.40 km SE of Cayucos, California · 15133 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.210 km SSW of Huron, California · 15133 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 15129 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15129 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.220 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15128 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15127 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.524 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15126 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.614 km NNE of Shandon, California · 15125 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 4.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15125 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.817km WSW of Rosedale, CA · 15125 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15125 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.317km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15125 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15124 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.416km SE of Buttonwillow, CA · 15124 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.0Central California · 15123 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.15 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15123 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.510 km NW of Bradley, California · 15122 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15154 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15155 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15156 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.712 km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 15156 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15157 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15158 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.011 km NE of Kettleman City, California · 15159 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15160 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15162 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.722 km NE of King City, California · 15162 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15162 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.93 km N of Coalinga, California · 15163 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.24 km N of Coalinga, California · 15163 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc45693. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.