California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 30 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sat, Jun 22, 1985, 5:42 PM PDT (00:42 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 8 km SW of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-06-23 00:42:36 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.578° N, 121.041° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15073 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.224 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15073 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15072 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15072 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.95 km E of Interlaken, California · 15071 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.18 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15070 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15070 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.412 km N of Parkfield, California · 15070 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.111 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15069 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.08 km NE of San Martin, California · 15069 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15069 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15069 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15068 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15068 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15067 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15067 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15067 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15066 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.629 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15066 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15066 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.69 km W of Greenfield, California · 15065 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 15064 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15064 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.9Northern California · 15063 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15063 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.611 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15063 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.422 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15063 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.57 km N of Hollister, California · 15062 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.68 km SSW of Huron, California · 15061 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15061 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.822 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15061 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15061 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.99 km SSW of Huron, California · 15061 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15060 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15060 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.814 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15059 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15059 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15058 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.728 km NE of King City, California · 15058 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.127 km NE of King City, California · 15058 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.68 km E of Coalinga, California · 15057 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.8Central California · 15057 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.8Central California · 15057 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.233 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15057 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15057 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.319 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15057 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15056 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15056 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.6Northern California · 15056 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.99 km SW of Huron, California · 15056 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15055 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15055 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.87 km E of Gilroy, California · 15055 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.034 km NE of King City, California · 15055 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.7Central California · 15055 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 3.115 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15054 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15054 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15054 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.87 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15054 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15074 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.939 km W of Lockwood, California · 15074 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15075 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.032 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15075 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15075 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 15076 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15076 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 15077 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.92 km S of Oak Shores, California · 15077 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15077 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.84 km N of Hollister, California · 15077 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.712 km SW of Huron, California · 15077 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.23 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.713 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15079 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.914 km NNW of Pacific Grove, California · 15080 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.86 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15080 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.634 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15080 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 15080 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.414 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15081 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.8Northern California · 15082 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc49984. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.