M1.8 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.8 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Feb 14, 1985, 9:55 PM PST

UTC

1985-02-15 05:55:25 UTC

Depth

2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.599° N, 121.200° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

36°

Stations used

31

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast41 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast390 kmNW

After

1. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Feb 15, 3:11 AM PST · 15196 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
2. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Feb 15, 8:42 AM PST · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
3. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Feb 15, 9:21 AM PST · 15196 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
4. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Feb 15, 2:34 PM PST · 15196 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
5. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Feb 15, 10:06 PM PST · 15195 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
6. 2.05 km ESE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaFri, Feb 15, 11:10 PM PST · 15195 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Feb 16, 12:04 AM PST · 15195 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
8. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Feb 16, 5:52 AM PST · 15195 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
9. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Feb 16, 2:08 PM PST · 15195 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
10. 1.641 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, Feb 16, 3:09 PM PST · 15195 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Feb 17, 1:33 AM PST · 15194 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.89 km NNE of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Feb 17, 8:01 AM PST · 15194 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
13. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Feb 17, 1:48 PM PST · 15194 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Feb 17, 6:14 PM PST · 15193 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Feb 18, 8:16 AM PST · 15193 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Feb 18, 12:24 PM PST · 15193 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
17. 2.231 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Feb 18, 8:40 PM PST · 15192 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
18. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 8:34 AM PST · 15192 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
19. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 8:35 AM PST · 15192 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
20. 1.78 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 5:51 PM PST · 15191 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
21. 2.016 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Feb 19, 7:50 PM PST · 15191 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
22. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Feb 20, 2:22 AM PST · 15191 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
23. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Feb 21, 4:56 AM PST · 15190 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
24. 1.77 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Feb 21, 5:45 AM PST · 15190 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
25. 1.517 km SW of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Feb 21, 8:02 AM PST · 15190 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
26. 1.636 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Feb 21, 2:05 PM PST · 15190 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
27. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Feb 22, 11:43 AM PST · 15189 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
28. 1.64 km S of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Feb 22, 5:43 PM PST · 15188 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
29. 1.715 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Feb 23, 12:36 AM PST · 15188 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
30. 3.011 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Feb 23, 4:14 AM PST · 15188 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
31. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Feb 23, 4:20 AM PST · 15188 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
32. 2.316 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Feb 23, 2:02 PM PST · 15188 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
33. 2.216 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Feb 23, 2:02 PM PST · 15188 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
34. 1.918 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Feb 24, 2:51 AM PST · 15187 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
35. 3.514 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaSun, Feb 24, 5:31 AM PST · 15187 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
36. 1.77 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaSun, Feb 24, 5:56 AM PST · 15187 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
37. 1.615 km NW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Feb 24, 7:28 AM PST · 15187 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
38. 2.08 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Feb 25, 1:31 AM PST · 15186 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
39. 1.624 km NE of King City, CaliforniaMon, Feb 25, 2:26 PM PST · 15186 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
40. 1.824 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Feb 25, 3:31 PM PST · 15186 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
41. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Feb 26, 4:43 AM PST · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
42. 1.79 km E of San Martin, CaliforniaTue, Feb 26, 8:01 AM PST · 15185 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
43. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Feb 26, 8:38 PM PST · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
44. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Feb 27, 1:14 AM PST · 15184 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
45. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Feb 28, 3:38 AM PST · 15183 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
46. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Feb 28, 4:51 AM PST · 15183 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
47. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Feb 28, 8:28 PM PST · 15182 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
48. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Feb 28, 8:37 PM PST · 15182 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
49. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Mar 1, 4:33 AM PST · 15182 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
50. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Mar 1, 7:47 AM PST · 15182 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
51. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Mar 1, 9:05 AM PST · 15182 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
52. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Mar 1, 3:22 PM PST · 15182 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
53. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Mar 1, 10:53 PM PST · 15181 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
54. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Mar 2, 12:55 AM PST · 15181 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
55. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Mar 2, 12:55 AM PST · 15181 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
56. 1.911 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Mar 2, 9:12 AM PST · 15181 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
57. 1.512 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Mar 2, 4:49 PM PST · 15180 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
58. 2.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Mar 3, 12:21 AM PST · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
59. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 4, 7:46 AM PST · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
60. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Mar 4, 9:34 AM PST · 15179 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

1. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Feb 14, 10:21 AM PST · 15197 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
2. 2.316 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Feb 14, 7:05 AM PST · 15197 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Feb 14, 5:29 AM PST · 15197 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
4. 1.88 km WSW of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Feb 14, 1:00 AM PST · 15197 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
5. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Feb 13, 6:16 PM PST · 15197 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
6. 2.510 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Feb 13, 4:14 PM PST · 15197 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
7. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaWed, Feb 13, 3:52 PM PST · 15197 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
8. 2.03 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Feb 13, 1:09 PM PST · 15198 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
9. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Feb 13, 6:47 AM PST · 15198 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
10. 2.023 km NE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Feb 13, 3:20 AM PST · 15198 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
11. 2.33 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Feb 12, 9:58 PM PST · 15198 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
12. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Feb 12, 4:41 PM PST · 15198 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.7Central CaliforniaTue, Feb 12, 3:15 PM PST · 15199 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
14. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Feb 12, 2:48 PM PST · 15199 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
15. 1.817 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CATue, Feb 12, 5:34 AM PST · 15199 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
16. 1.52 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Feb 11, 9:48 PM PST · 15199 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
17. 1.8Central CaliforniaSun, Feb 10, 11:34 PM PST · 15200 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
18. 3.13 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Feb 10, 11:26 PM PST · 15200 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Feb 10, 8:35 PM PST · 15200 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
20. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Feb 10, 7:34 AM PST · 15201 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc41015. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:09 AM UTC.