California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Jan 27, 1985, 8:59 AM PST (16:59 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 14 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-27 16:59:46 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.556° N, 121.153° 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
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.59 km N of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15205 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15204 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.86 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.010 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15204 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15204 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.73 km E of Ridgemark, California · 15203 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.07 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15202 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.9Central California · 15202 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.18 km N of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.17 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15201 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 3.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15200 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.32 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15200 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15200 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15200 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.77 km NW of Hollister, California · 15199 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15199 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15198 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 3.13 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15198 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.8Central California · 15198 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.52 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15197 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.817 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 15197 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15197 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.7Central California · 15197 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15197 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.33 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15196 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15196 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.03 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15196 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15196 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.88 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15195 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.316 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15194 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15194 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15194 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15194 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15194 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 195.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc39244. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.