California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Soledad, California on Thu, Jul 25, 1985, 10:10 AM PDT (17:10 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-25 17:10:36 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.535° N, 121.117° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15041 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15041 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15041 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15041 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15040 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15040 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.55 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15039 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15039 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.812 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15039 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.91 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15039 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15039 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15038 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.720 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15036 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15036 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15036 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15036 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15035 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 15035 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.916 km N of San Simeon, California · 15034 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15034 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 15033 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15033 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 15033 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15033 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15033 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15033 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 3.89 km SW of Huron, California · 15033 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.510 km SW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 4.78 km SW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 4.312km NW of Avenal, CA · 15032 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 3.78 km SSW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.28 km SW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.57 km SSW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 5.68 km SW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.87 km SSW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.77 km SW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.910 km SSW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 3.37 km SSW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.09 km SSW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.77 km SSW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.18 km SSW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.61 km NNW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.59 km SSW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.72 km NNW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.08 km SSW of Huron, California · 15032 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.713 km NE of Parkfield, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.27 km SSW of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.910 km SSW of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.7Central California · 15031 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.4Central California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.89 km SSW of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.64 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.536 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15042 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15042 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15043 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15043 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15043 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15044 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15044 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.4Central California · 15044 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15044 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15045 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.111 km N of Coalinga, California · 15045 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15045 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15046 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15046 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15046 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15046 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15046 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15047 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15047 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15047 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc51731. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:18 AM UTC.