California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Fri, Mar 29, 1985, 4:20 PM PST (00:20 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 11 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-30 00:20:33 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.544° N, 121.133° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15147 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15147 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.37 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15146 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15146 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.516 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15145 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15145 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.712 km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 15145 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15145 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15145 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.9Central California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.326 km NE of Soledad, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.011 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15143 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 3.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.832 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.133 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15142 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15141 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 3.112 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15140 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.412 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15139 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15139 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15139 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.66 km W of Greenfield, California · 15139 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.529 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15139 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.64 km W of South Dos Palos, California · 15139 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 15139 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15138 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 15137 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.224 km NE of King City, California · 15137 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15137 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.927 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15136 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.325 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15136 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 15136 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15135 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.5Central California · 15135 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15135 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.99 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15134 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 2.419 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 15134 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15134 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15134 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.03 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15133 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.4Northern California · 15133 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15133 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15133 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 190.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc44957. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.