California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Mar 12, 1985, 6:29 AM PST (14:29 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 7 km NE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-12 14:29:52 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.544° N, 121.136° 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
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15173 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.99 km E of San Martin, California · 15172 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.77 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 15172 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15172 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.535 km NE of King City, California · 15172 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15172 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15172 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.312 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15171 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.04 km E of Day Valley, California · 15171 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15171 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15170 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.715 km N of Coalinga, California · 15170 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15170 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.4Central California · 15170 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15169 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15169 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.57 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15167 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15167 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15167 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 2.430 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15167 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.55 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15166 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15166 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15166 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15166 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15166 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15166 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15165 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.87 km NNE of San Simeon, California · 15165 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.84 km E of San Juan Bautista, California · 15165 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.414 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15164 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15164 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.815 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15163 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 15163 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.9Northern California · 15163 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15163 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15163 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 15163 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15162 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.26 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15162 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.219 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15162 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15161 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 3.027 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15161 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15161 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15159 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 15159 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.7Central California · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15159 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15159 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 3.214 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15159 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.312 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15159 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.816 km N of Coalinga, California · 15158 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15158 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15158 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15158 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.77 km SSW of Huron, California · 15158 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15157 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15174 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15174 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15175 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.518 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15175 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15175 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15176 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15176 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.513 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15176 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15176 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.022 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15176 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15177 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.813 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15178 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15178 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 15178 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15178 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15178 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15178 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15179 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15180 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15180 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc43589 (also filed as ci60535). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC.