California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km NE of Soledad, California on Thu, Jun 20, 1985, 5:21 AM PDT (12:21 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6 km ENE of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-20 12:21:42 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.578° N, 121.123° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15061 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15060 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.629 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15060 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15059 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.69 km W of Greenfield, California · 15059 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 15058 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15057 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.9Northern California · 15057 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15057 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.611 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15057 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.422 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15057 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.57 km N of Hollister, California · 15056 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.68 km SSW of Huron, California · 15055 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15055 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.822 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15055 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15055 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15054 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15054 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.814 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15053 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15053 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15052 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.728 km NE of King City, California · 15052 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.127 km NE of King City, California · 15051 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.712 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15051 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.68 km E of Coalinga, California · 15051 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.8Central California · 15051 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.8Central California · 15050 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.233 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15050 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15050 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.319 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15050 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15050 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15050 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.6Northern California · 15049 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.99 km SW of Huron, California · 15049 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15049 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15049 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.87 km E of Gilroy, California · 15049 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.034 km NE of King City, California · 15049 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.7Central California · 15049 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 3.115 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15048 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15048 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15048 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.87 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15048 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15048 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15048 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.314 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15048 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15048 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.613 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15048 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15048 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.314 km WNW of La Vina, California · 15047 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15047 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.8Central California · 15047 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15047 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 3.223 km NE of King City, California · 15047 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15046 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15046 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc49877. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.