California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Mon, Jan 7, 1985, 3:37 PM PST (23:37 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 22 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-07 23:37:12 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.598° N, 121.207° 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
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15225 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15225 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.112 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.18 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15223 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.78 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15222 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15222 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15222 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15221 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15221 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.917 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.220 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.720 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.610 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 15218 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.516 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15218 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.619 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15218 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.619 km N of Coalinga, California · 15218 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.07 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.5Central California · 15217 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15217 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15216 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15214 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15214 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15213 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15211 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15210 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15209 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 3.26 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15209 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.525 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.06 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15209 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.917 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15209 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.812 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15208 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.0Northern California · 15208 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.65 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 15208 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.74 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15208 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.14 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15208 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15207 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15207 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15207 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.52 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 15206 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.626 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15206 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15206 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15206 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 188.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc36665. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.