California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 25 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, Jan 30, 1985, 9:26 AM PST (17:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 8 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-30 17:26:25 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.567° N, 121.097° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Central California · 15202 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15202 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.18 km N of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.17 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15201 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15200 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.32 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15200 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15200 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15199 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15199 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15199 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.77 km NW of Hollister, California · 15199 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15199 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15198 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 3.13 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15198 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.8Central California · 15198 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.52 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15197 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.817 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 15197 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15196 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.7Central California · 15196 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15196 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.33 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15196 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15196 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.03 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15195 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15195 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15195 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.88 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15195 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.316 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15195 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15194 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15194 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15194 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15194 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15193 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.05 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15193 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15193 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15192 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.641 km W of Lockwood, California · 15192 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15192 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.89 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15192 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15191 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15191 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.912 km NW of Avenal, California · 15191 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15191 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15191 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc39328. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.