California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 26 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, Apr 24, 1985, 6:37 AM PST (14:37 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 24 km ENE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-24 14:37:51 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.583° N, 121.111° 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
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15125 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15125 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.68 km S of San Ardo, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.11 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15124 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.512 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15124 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.413 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15124 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15124 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.15 km S of Gilroy, California · 15123 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15123 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.7Northern California · 15122 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.05 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15122 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.828 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15122 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15122 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.210 km SSW of Huron, California · 15121 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15121 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 3.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15121 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15120 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.111 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15119 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.511 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15119 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15119 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.83 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15118 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15118 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15116 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.220 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15116 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.18 km NE of San Martin, California · 15116 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15116 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.69 km E of Gilroy, California · 15116 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15115 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.524 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15115 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15115 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15115 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15114 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15114 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.011 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15114 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.611 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15113 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.811 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15113 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15113 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.0Central California · 15112 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.15 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15111 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15111 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15111 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.510 km NW of Bradley, California · 15111 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15127 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.010 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15127 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.09 km NE of San Martin, California · 15127 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.08 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15127 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15128 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15128 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 3.08 km NE of San Martin, California · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15129 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, California · 15129 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc46650. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.