California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Wed, Mar 13, 1985, 12:04 PM PST (20:04 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8 km E of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-13 20:04:26 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.600° N, 121.199° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km E of East Foothills, California · 15153 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 15153 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15152 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15151 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.518 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.24 km N of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.93 km N of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.216 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15151 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15151 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.722 km NE of King City, California · 15150 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15150 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.719 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15150 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15149 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15149 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.67 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15149 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.627 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15148 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.77 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15148 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.710 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15148 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15147 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.026 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15147 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15147 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15147 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.37 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15145 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15145 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.516 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15145 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15144 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.712 km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 15144 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.9Central California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 3.326 km NE of Soledad, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.011 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15143 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.617 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15143 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 3.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 3.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.832 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.133 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15141 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 3.112 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.717 km S of Davenport, California · 15141 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15140 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.412 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15139 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15139 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 184.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc43792. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.