California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Jul 16, 1985, 10:46 PM PDT (05:46 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 15 km E of Seven Trees, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-17 05:46:04 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.571° N, 121.165° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15042 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15042 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15040 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.411 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15040 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15040 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15040 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15038 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15038 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.111 km N of Coalinga, California · 15038 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15038 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15037 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.4Central California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15036 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 3.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15035 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15035 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15035 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.536 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15035 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15034 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.615 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15034 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 3.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15034 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15034 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15033 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15033 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15033 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15032 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.55 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15032 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15032 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.812 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15032 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.91 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15031 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15031 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15030 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15030 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.720 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15029 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15029 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15029 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15029 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 15028 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.916 km N of San Simeon, California · 15027 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 15026 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 15026 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15026 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.713 km NE of Parkfield, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15024 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 2.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15043 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15043 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15043 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15044 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15044 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15045 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc51233. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:51 AM UTC.