California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Feb 4, 1985, 8:31 PM PST (04:31 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 14 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-05 04:31:00 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.583° N, 121.179° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
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: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15212 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.86 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15212 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.010 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15212 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15212 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.73 km E of Ridgemark, California · 15211 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.07 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15211 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15210 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15210 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.9Central California · 15210 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15210 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15210 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15209 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.18 km N of Coalinga, California · 15209 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.17 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15209 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15209 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15209 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15209 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15209 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15209 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15208 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15208 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.32 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15208 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15208 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15208 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15208 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.77 km NW of Hollister, California · 15207 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15207 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15207 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15206 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 3.13 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15206 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.8Central California · 15206 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.52 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15205 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.817 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 15205 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15205 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.7Central California · 15205 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.33 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15204 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15204 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15204 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.03 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15204 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15204 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15204 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15204 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.88 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 15203 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.316 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15203 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15203 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15202 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15202 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15202 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15202 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15202 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.05 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15201 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15201 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15213 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.59 km N of Coalinga, California · 15213 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15213 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15213 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15213 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15214 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.312 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15214 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15214 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15214 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.626 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15214 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.52 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 15214 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15215 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15215 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15215 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15215 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15215 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.14 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15216 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.74 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15216 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc39975. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.