California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Tue, Jul 2, 1985, 9:03 AM PDT (16:03 UTC), 0 km (0 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
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-02 16:03:50 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.525° N, 121.098° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
52

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 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Northern California · 15063 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15063 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.611 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15063 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.422 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15063 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.57 km N of Hollister, California · 15062 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.68 km SSW of Huron, California · 15061 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15061 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.822 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15061 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15061 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.99 km SSW of Huron, California · 15061 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15060 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15060 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.814 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15059 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15059 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15058 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.728 km NE of King City, California · 15058 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.127 km NE of King City, California · 15058 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.68 km E of Coalinga, California · 15057 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.8Central California · 15057 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.8Central California · 15057 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.233 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15057 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15057 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.319 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15057 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15057 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15056 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.6Northern California · 15056 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.99 km SW of Huron, California · 15056 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15055 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15055 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.87 km E of Gilroy, California · 15055 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.034 km NE of King City, California · 15055 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.7Central California · 15055 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 3.115 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15054 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15054 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15054 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.87 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15054 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15054 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15054 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.314 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15054 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15054 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15054 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.314 km WNW of La Vina, California · 15054 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15054 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.8Central California · 15053 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15053 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 3.223 km NE of King City, California · 15053 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15053 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15053 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.532 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15053 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.522 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15052 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15052 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.414 km ENE of Salinas, California · 15052 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15052 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 3.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15051 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15051 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.79 km SW of Huron, California · 15051 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15051 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15051 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15049 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15049 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 15064 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.69 km W of Greenfield, California · 15065 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15066 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.629 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15066 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15066 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15067 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15067 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15067 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15068 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15068 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15068 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15069 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15069 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.08 km NE of San Martin, California · 15069 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.111 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15069 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.412 km N of Parkfield, California · 15070 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15070 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.18 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15070 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.95 km E of Interlaken, California · 15071 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15072 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc50505. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:07 AM UTC.