California earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Sun, Jan 6, 1985, 10:33 AM PST (18:33 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.5 (ml), minor
Local time: Sun, Jan 6, 1985, 10:33 AM PST
UTC: 1985-01-06 18:33:25 UTC
Depth: 8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 36.602° N, 121.212° W
Region: California
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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 30°
Stations used: 78

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 189.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc36460 (also filed as usp0002at8, ci58038). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.