California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Fri, Jul 5, 1985, 3:52 AM PDT (10:52 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km ESE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

Soledad forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-05 10:52:07 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.586° N, 121.184° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Northern California · 15049 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15049 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15049 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.87 km E of Gilroy, California · 15049 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.034 km NE of King City, California · 15048 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.7Central California · 15048 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15048 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15048 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.010 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15048 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.115 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15048 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15048 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15048 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.87 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15048 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15048 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15048 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.314 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15047 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15047 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.613 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15047 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15047 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.314 km WNW of La Vina, California · 15047 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15047 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.8Central California · 15047 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15046 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 3.223 km NE of King City, California · 15046 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15046 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15046 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.532 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15046 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.522 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15046 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15045 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.414 km ENE of Salinas, California · 15045 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15045 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 3.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15044 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15044 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15044 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15044 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15043 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15043 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15043 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15043 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15042 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15042 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15040 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.411 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15040 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15040 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15038 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15038 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.111 km N of Coalinga, California · 15038 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15037 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15037 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.4Central California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc50618 (also filed as ci69598). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.