California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Feb 10, 1985, 7:07 AM PST (15:07 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 11 km ESE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-10 15:07:17 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.565° N, 121.156° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15193 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15193 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15193 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.641 km W of Lockwood, California · 15193 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15192 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.89 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15192 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15192 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15192 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.912 km NW of Avenal, California · 15191 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15191 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15191 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.231 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15190 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15190 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15190 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.78 km E of Gilroy, California · 15190 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.016 km N of Coalinga, California · 15189 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15189 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.77 km E of Gilroy, California · 15188 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.517 km SW of Soledad, California · 15188 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.636 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15187 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.64 km S of Greenfield, California · 15187 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.715 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15186 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 3.011 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15186 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15186 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.316 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15186 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.216 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15186 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 3.514 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15185 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.77 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15185 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.615 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15185 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.08 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15184 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.824 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15184 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.79 km E of San Martin, California · 15183 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15182 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15181 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15181 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15179 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15179 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15179 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.911 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15179 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.512 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15179 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15178 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15177 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15177 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 15176 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.6Central California · 15176 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15175 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15175 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15174 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 194.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc40507. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.