California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Soledad, California on Fri, May 31, 1985, 5:41 PM PDT (00:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 21 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-01 00:41:28 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.533° N, 121.272° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
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: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15088 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.714 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15088 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15088 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15087 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.63 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15087 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15087 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15087 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.725 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15086 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15085 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.87 km E of Coalinga, California · 15085 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15084 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15084 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15084 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15083 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.112 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15083 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15082 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15082 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15082 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15082 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15082 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.28 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15082 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15081 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15081 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15081 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.09 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15081 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.81 km WNW of Hollister, California · 15080 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.116 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15080 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15080 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.022 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15080 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.915 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15079 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15077 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.310 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.07 km SSE of Twin Lakes, California · 15077 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.3Central California · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 3.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15075 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15075 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15075 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.8Northern California · 15075 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.414 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 15074 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.634 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15073 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.86 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15073 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.914 km NNW of Pacific Grove, California · 15073 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.713 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15072 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.23 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15071 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.84 km N of Hollister, California · 15070 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15070 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.92 km S of Oak Shores, California · 15070 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 15070 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15070 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 15069 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15068 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.032 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15068 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.939 km W of Lockwood, California · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15067 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.330 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15066 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.84 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15066 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.613 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15066 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 2.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15089 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.73 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 15089 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.127 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15090 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15090 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.642 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15090 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc48835. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.