California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Soledad, California on Tue, Jan 15, 1985, 3:43 PM PST (23:43 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 20 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-15 23:43:17 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.596° N, 121.206° 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
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15214 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15214 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15213 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.69 km W of Huron, California · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15211 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15210 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15210 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15210 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.26 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15209 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.525 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15209 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.06 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15209 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.917 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15209 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.812 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15209 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.0Northern California · 15208 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.65 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 15208 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.74 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15208 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.14 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15208 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15208 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15207 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15207 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.52 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.626 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15206 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15206 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15206 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.312 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15206 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15206 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15206 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.59 km N of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15205 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.86 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.010 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15205 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15204 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.73 km E of Ridgemark, California · 15203 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.07 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15203 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15203 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15203 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.9Central California · 15202 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.18 km N of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.17 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15202 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 3.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15200 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 190.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc37602. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.