California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Apr 9, 1985, 4:08 AM PST (12:08 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 23 km ENE of San Lucas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-09 12:08:10 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.590° N, 121.182° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
63

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km W of South Dos Palos, California · 15138 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 15137 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15137 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.224 km NE of King City, California · 15136 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15136 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.927 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15136 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.325 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15135 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 15135 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.5Central California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.99 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15134 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.419 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 15134 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15133 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15133 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.03 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15132 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.4Northern California · 15132 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15132 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.65 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15131 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15131 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.68 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15130 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15130 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.39 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15130 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.625 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15129 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15129 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.1Near the coast of Central California · 15129 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.713 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15129 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, California · 15128 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 3.08 km NE of San Martin, California · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15127 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15127 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15127 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15127 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 3.08 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15127 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.09 km NE of San Martin, California · 15127 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.010 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.226 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15125 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15125 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.623 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 15124 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15124 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.68 km S of San Ardo, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.11 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15124 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 1.512 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15123 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.413 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 189.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc45706 (also filed as ci64040). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.