California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 21 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Soledad, California on Fri, Jun 7, 1985, 1:57 AM PDT (08:57 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km ENE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-07 08:57:58 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.595° N, 121.203° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
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: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15082 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15082 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15082 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15082 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.28 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15082 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15081 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15081 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15081 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.09 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15081 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.81 km WNW of Hollister, California · 15080 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.116 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15080 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15080 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.022 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15080 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.915 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15079 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15077 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.310 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.07 km SSE of Twin Lakes, California · 15077 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.3Central California · 15077 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15075 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15075 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15075 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.8Northern California · 15075 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.414 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15074 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 15074 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.634 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15073 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.86 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15073 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.914 km NNW of Pacific Grove, California · 15073 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.713 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15072 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.23 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15071 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.84 km N of Hollister, California · 15070 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15070 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.92 km S of Oak Shores, California · 15070 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 15070 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15070 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 15069 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15068 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.032 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15068 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.939 km W of Lockwood, California · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15067 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.330 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15066 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.84 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15066 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.613 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15066 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.224 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15066 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15065 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15065 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.95 km E of Interlaken, California · 15065 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.77 km E of East Foothills, California · 15064 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.18 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15063 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15063 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.412 km N of Parkfield, California · 15063 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.08 km NE of San Martin, California · 15062 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 3.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15062 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15062 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15060 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 186.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc49128. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.