M2.0 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.0 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, May 24, 1985, 5:07 PM PDT

UTC

1985-05-25 00:07:23 UTC

Depth

2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.539° N, 121.125° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

25

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast50 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast381 kmNW

After

1. 3.37km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, May 24, 9:19 PM PDT · 15095 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
2. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, May 25, 3:49 AM PDT · 15095 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
3. 2.024 km WSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, May 25, 5:27 PM PDT · 15095 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.612 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, May 26, 5:33 AM PDT · 15094 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
5. 1.810 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, May 26, 11:13 PM PDT · 15093 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.822 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, May 27, 7:39 PM PDT · 15092 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.61 km SSW of Hollister, CaliforniaTue, May 28, 10:33 AM PDT · 15092 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
8. 3.020 km WNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, May 28, 12:54 PM PDT · 15092 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
9. 1.922 km E of Big Sur, CaliforniaWed, May 29, 3:06 AM PDT · 15091 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
10. 1.920 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, May 29, 9:58 AM PDT · 15091 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
11. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, May 29, 2:01 PM PDT · 15091 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
12. 1.642 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaWed, May 29, 10:04 PM PDT · 15090 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
13. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, May 30, 5:21 AM PDT · 15090 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
14. 2.127 km WSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaThu, May 30, 7:34 AM PDT · 15090 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.73 km NNE of Day Valley, CaliforniaFri, May 31, 7:50 AM PDT · 15089 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
16. 2.610 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, May 31, 8:39 AM PDT · 15089 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
17. 2.312 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, May 31, 5:41 PM PDT · 15088 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
18. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Jun 1, 8:49 AM PDT · 15088 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
19. 1.714 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jun 1, 10:04 AM PDT · 15088 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
20. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jun 1, 11:44 AM PDT · 15088 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
21. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jun 1, 11:52 PM PDT · 15087 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
22. 1.63 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jun 2, 6:02 AM PDT · 15087 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
23. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jun 2, 6:25 AM PDT · 15087 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
24. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jun 2, 11:23 AM PDT · 15087 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
25. 1.725 km WNW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Jun 3, 3:25 AM PDT · 15086 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
26. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Jun 4, 7:09 AM PDT · 15085 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
27. 1.87 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jun 4, 3:09 PM PDT · 15085 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
28. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Jun 4, 7:17 PM PDT · 15084 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
29. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jun 5, 2:01 AM PDT · 15084 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
30. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaWed, Jun 5, 8:44 AM PDT · 15084 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
31. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jun 5, 8:04 PM PDT · 15083 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
32. 2.112 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Jun 6, 11:45 AM PDT · 15083 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
33. 2.521 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jun 7, 1:57 AM PDT · 15082 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
34. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Jun 7, 6:58 AM PDT · 15082 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
35. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Jun 7, 7:09 AM PDT · 15082 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
36. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Jun 7, 11:48 AM PDT · 15082 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
37. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jun 7, 2:43 PM PDT · 15082 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
38. 2.28 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Jun 7, 5:37 PM PDT · 15082 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
39. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jun 7, 6:45 PM PDT · 15081 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
40. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jun 7, 11:30 PM PDT · 15081 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
41. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Jun 8, 1:00 AM PDT · 15081 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
42. 2.09 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, Jun 8, 4:10 PM PDT · 15081 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
43. 1.81 km WNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Jun 9, 1:21 AM PDT · 15080 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
44. 2.116 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSun, Jun 9, 4:35 AM PDT · 15080 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
45. 2.022 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jun 9, 9:19 AM PDT · 15080 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
46. 1.915 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Jun 9, 7:05 PM PDT · 15079 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
47. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Jun 10, 8:41 AM PDT · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
48. 1.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Jun 11, 6:13 PM PDT · 15077 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
49. 2.310 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jun 11, 8:36 PM PDT · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
50. 2.07 km SSE of Twin Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Jun 12, 8:21 AM PDT · 15077 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
51. 2.3Central CaliforniaWed, Jun 12, 3:53 PM PDT · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
52. 3.48 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jun 14, 4:24 AM PDT · 15075 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
53. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jun 14, 4:34 AM PDT · 15075 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
54. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jun 14, 4:41 AM PDT · 15075 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
55. 1.8Northern CaliforniaFri, Jun 14, 8:42 AM PDT · 15075 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
56. 2.414 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Jun 15, 5:30 AM PDT · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
57. 2.210 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jun 15, 3:33 PM PDT · 15074 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
58. 1.634 km SW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSun, Jun 16, 3:09 AM PDT · 15073 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
59. 1.86 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaSun, Jun 16, 8:12 AM PDT · 15073 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
60. 1.914 km NNW of Pacific Grove, CaliforniaSun, Jun 16, 10:40 AM PDT · 15073 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

1. 1.717 km SW of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, May 24, 5:49 AM PDT · 15096 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
2. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, May 23, 9:17 PM PDT · 15096 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.120 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, May 23, 8:59 AM PDT · 15097 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
4. 2.04 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, May 23, 8:33 AM PDT · 15097 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.918 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, May 22, 2:36 PM PDT · 15098 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
6. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, May 21, 8:29 AM PDT · 15099 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.610 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaTue, May 21, 1:08 AM PDT · 15099 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, May 20, 6:05 PM PDT · 15099 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
9. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaMon, May 20, 2:57 PM PDT · 15100 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc48479. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.