California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 25 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 25 km ENE of Soledad, California on Wed, Feb 13, 1985, 6:16 PM PST (02:16 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 16 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-14 02:16:17 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.511° N, 121.057° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.316 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15196 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15195 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15194 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15194 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15194 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15194 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15194 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15194 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15194 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15193 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.641 km W of Lockwood, California · 15193 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15193 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.89 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15193 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15192 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15192 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.912 km NW of Avenal, California · 15192 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15191 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.231 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15191 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15190 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15190 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.78 km E of Gilroy, California · 15190 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.016 km N of Coalinga, California · 15190 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15190 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.410 km N of Avenal, California · 15189 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.77 km E of Gilroy, California · 15189 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.517 km SW of Soledad, California · 15189 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.636 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15187 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.64 km S of Greenfield, California · 15187 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.715 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15187 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 3.514 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15186 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.77 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15186 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.615 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15186 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.08 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15185 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.824 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15184 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.79 km E of San Martin, California · 15184 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15182 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15182 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15181 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15181 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15181 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.911 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15179 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15178 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15177 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 15177 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.6Central California · 15177 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15176 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15174 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15174 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15174 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 15174 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15174 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 193.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc40924. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.