California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, CA on Sun, May 19, 1985, 4:27 AM PDT (11:27 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 25 km NW of San Simeon, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-19 11:27:11 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.563° N, 121.156° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15100 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15099 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.610 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15099 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.918 km NE of Soledad, California · 15098 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.04 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15097 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.120 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15097 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15096 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.717 km SW of Soledad, California · 15096 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 15096 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.37km NW of Parkfield, CA · 15095 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.024 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15095 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15094 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.810 km WSW of Huron, California · 15093 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.822 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15092 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.61 km SSW of Hollister, California · 15092 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.020 km WNW of Big Sur, California · 15092 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.922 km E of Big Sur, California · 15091 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.920 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15091 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15091 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.642 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15090 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15090 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.127 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15090 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.73 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 15089 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15089 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.312 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15088 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15088 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.714 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15088 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15088 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15087 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.63 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15087 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15087 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15087 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.725 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15086 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15085 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.87 km E of Coalinga, California · 15085 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15084 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15084 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15084 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15083 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.112 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15083 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15082 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15082 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15082 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15082 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15082 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.28 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15082 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15081 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15081 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15081 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.09 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15081 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.81 km WNW of Hollister, California · 15080 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.116 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15080 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15080 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.022 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15080 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.915 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15079 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15077 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 2.310 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15101 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15101 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.533 km NE of King City, California · 15101 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.020 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15102 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.69 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15102 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.321 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15102 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15103 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15106 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.08 km WSW of Huron, California · 15106 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15106 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15106 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 15107 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.536 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15107 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.713 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15107 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.937 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15107 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.136 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15107 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.522 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15108 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15109 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.32 km SW of Hollister, California · 15109 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc48072. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.