California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 39 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 39 km ENE of Soledad, California on Thu, Jan 3, 1985, 2:46 PM PST (22:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 22 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-03 22:46:45 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.581° N, 120.937° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15232 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15232 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15232 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15231 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.6Central California · 15230 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.4Central California · 15230 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.3Central California · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.127 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15230 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.414 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15229 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.914 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15229 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.819 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15229 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 15228 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15228 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.59 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15228 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.214 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15227 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15227 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.9Central California · 15226 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15226 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.414 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15226 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 15225 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.215 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15225 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.014 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15225 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15225 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15224 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.112 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.18 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15222 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.78 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15222 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15222 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15222 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15221 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.811 km W of Avenal, California · 15219 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.220 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.720 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.610 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 15218 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.516 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15218 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.619 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15218 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.619 km N of Coalinga, California · 15217 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.07 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.5Central California · 15217 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15216 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.67 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15215 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15214 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15214 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15213 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 15212 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 193.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc36323. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC.