California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sat, Apr 6, 1985, 1:15 AM PST (09:15 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 33 km W of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-06 09:15:27 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.525° N, 121.086° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.832 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.133 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15141 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15141 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.112 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15140 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15139 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.412 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15139 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15139 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15139 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15138 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.66 km W of Greenfield, California · 15138 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.529 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15138 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.64 km W of South Dos Palos, California · 15138 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 15138 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 15137 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.224 km NE of King City, California · 15136 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15136 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15136 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.927 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15136 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15136 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.325 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15135 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 15135 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.5Central California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.99 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15134 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.419 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 15134 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15133 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.03 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15132 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.4Northern California · 15132 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15132 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.65 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15131 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15131 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.111 km NNW of Whitley Gardens, California · 15131 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.39 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15130 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.625 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15129 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15129 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, California · 15128 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 3.08 km NE of San Martin, California · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15127 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15127 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15127 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 192.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc45481. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.