M2.1 earthquake 26 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.1 (md), micro

Local time

Mon, Apr 15, 1985, 1:52 AM PST

UTC

1985-04-15 09:52:03 UTC

Depth

7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.565° N, 121.081° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

64°

Stations used

33

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast27 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast53 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast380 kmNW

After

1. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Apr 15, 7:41 PM PST · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
2. 2.5Central CaliforniaMon, Apr 15, 9:34 PM PST · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
3. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Apr 15, 9:35 PM PST · 15134 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
4. 1.99 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Apr 16, 4:16 AM PST · 15134 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
5. 2.419 km SSW of Santa Cruz, CaliforniaTue, Apr 16, 12:04 PM PST · 15134 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Apr 16, 3:39 PM PST · 15134 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
7. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Apr 16, 5:25 PM PST · 15134 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
8. 2.03 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 3:49 PM PST · 15133 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
9. 2.4Northern CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 5:51 PM PST · 15133 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Apr 17, 10:15 PM PST · 15132 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Apr 18, 1:27 AM PST · 15132 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Apr 18, 1:28 AM PST · 15132 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Apr 18, 1:32 AM PST · 15132 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.65 km S of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Apr 18, 6:58 PM PST · 15131 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
15. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Apr 19, 10:26 AM PST · 15131 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
16. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 20, 1:21 AM PST · 15130 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
17. 2.39 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 20, 1:21 AM PST · 15130 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
18. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 20, 10:12 AM PST · 15130 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
19. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 20, 12:53 PM PST · 15130 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
20. 1.625 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSat, Apr 20, 4:43 PM PST · 15130 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
21. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 20, 8:51 PM PST · 15129 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
22. 2.713 km ESE of Alum Rock, CaliforniaSun, Apr 21, 10:50 AM PST · 15129 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
23. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Apr 21, 8:46 PM PST · 15128 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
24. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 21, 11:15 PM PST · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
25. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Apr 22, 8:56 AM PST · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
26. 3.08 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, Apr 22, 9:34 AM PST · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
27. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Apr 22, 11:41 AM PST · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
28. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Apr 22, 3:18 PM PST · 15128 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
29. 1.98 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, Apr 22, 4:53 PM PST · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
30. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Apr 22, 7:50 PM PST · 15127 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
31. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, Apr 22, 11:37 PM PST · 15127 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
32. 3.08 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaTue, Apr 23, 6:47 AM PST · 15127 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
33. 2.09 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaTue, Apr 23, 6:47 AM PST · 15127 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
34. 2.010 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Apr 23, 9:41 PM PST · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
35. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Apr 23, 9:53 PM PST · 15126 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
36. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 6:14 AM PST · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
37. 2.226 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 6:37 AM PST · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
38. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 11:47 AM PST · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
39. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 5:05 PM PST · 15126 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
40. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 6:12 PM PST · 15126 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
41. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 8:33 PM PST · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
42. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Apr 25, 8:38 PM PST · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
43. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Apr 25, 9:35 PM PST · 15124 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
44. 1.68 km S of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Apr 26, 2:30 AM PST · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
45. 2.11 km SSW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Apr 26, 5:45 AM PST · 15124 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
46. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Apr 26, 11:06 AM PST · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
47. 1.512 km NNE of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Apr 26, 4:50 PM PST · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
48. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Apr 26, 10:01 PM PST · 15123 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
49. 2.413 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Apr 26, 10:06 PM PST · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
50. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Apr 27, 12:05 AM PST · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
51. 3.15 km S of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Apr 27, 3:38 AM PST · 15123 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
52. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 27, 5:06 AM PST · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
53. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 27, 7:57 AM PST · 15123 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
54. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Apr 27, 3:12 PM PST · 15123 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
55. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 27, 3:29 PM PST · 15123 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
56. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 27, 11:33 PM PST · 15122 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
57. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 28, 12:14 AM PST · 15122 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
58. 1.7Northern CaliforniaSun, Apr 28, 5:55 AM PDT · 15122 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
59. 2.05 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSun, Apr 28, 12:53 PM PDT · 15122 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
60. 1.828 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Apr 28, 8:18 PM PDT · 15121 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

1. 2.325 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaMon, Apr 15, 12:31 AM PST · 15135 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
2. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Apr 14, 7:33 AM PST · 15136 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
3. 1.927 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 14, 3:45 AM PST · 15136 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
4. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Apr 14, 1:40 AM PST · 15136 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Apr 14, 1:21 AM PST · 15136 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc46121. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.