M1.8 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.8 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Aug 2, 1985, 6:22 PM PDT

UTC

1985-08-03 01:22:44 UTC

Depth

2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.540° N, 121.126° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

62°

Stations used

21

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast50 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast381 kmNW

After

1. 2.017 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Aug 6, 12:24 PM PDT · 15022 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
2. 2.012 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Aug 6, 12:43 PM PDT · 15022 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.28 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Aug 6, 2:55 PM PDT · 15022 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
4. 2.49 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Aug 6, 11:10 PM PDT · 15022 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.111 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Aug 6, 11:14 PM PDT · 15022 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.510 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Aug 6, 11:27 PM PDT · 15022 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
7. 1.921 km NE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Aug 6, 11:39 PM PDT · 15022 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
8. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Aug 7, 1:29 AM PDT · 15022 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.43 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Aug 7, 11:29 AM PDT · 15021 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.94 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Aug 7, 11:41 AM PDT · 15021 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.811 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Aug 7, 12:35 PM PDT · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Aug 7, 9:58 PM PDT · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.833 km NE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Aug 7, 11:15 PM PDT · 15021 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
14. 1.517 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 8, 5:04 PM PDT · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
15. 1.75 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Aug 8, 6:58 PM PDT · 15020 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 8, 8:57 PM PDT · 15020 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
17. 2.010 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 1:43 AM PDT · 15020 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 4:45 AM PDT · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
19. 2.417 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 7:50 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
20. 1.65 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 12:29 PM PDT · 15019 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
21. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 12:16 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
22. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 12:30 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
23. 1.65 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 12:37 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
24. 2.17 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 12:40 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
25. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 6:17 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
26. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 6:21 AM PDT · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
27. 3.112 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 11:30 PM PDT · 15018 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
28. 1.53 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Aug 11, 12:36 AM PDT · 15018 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
29. 2.7Central CaliforniaSun, Aug 11, 2:18 AM PDT · 15018 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
30. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Aug 11, 4:50 AM PDT · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
31. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Aug 11, 10:49 AM PDT · 15017 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
32. 1.612 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Aug 11, 2:12 PM PDT · 15017 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
33. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Aug 12, 12:21 AM PDT · 15017 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
34. 1.715 km E of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Aug 12, 10:05 AM PDT · 15016 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
35. 1.96 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Aug 12, 3:35 PM PDT · 15016 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
36. 1.55 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaMon, Aug 12, 7:34 PM PDT · 15016 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
37. 1.55 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaMon, Aug 12, 9:52 PM PDT · 15016 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
38. 1.75 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaMon, Aug 12, 10:10 PM PDT · 15016 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
39. 1.85 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Aug 13, 2:23 AM PDT · 15016 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
40. 1.75 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Aug 13, 8:55 AM PDT · 15015 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
41. 1.87 km WNW of Del Monte Forest, CaliforniaTue, Aug 13, 9:25 AM PDT · 15015 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
42. 1.78 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Aug 13, 9:55 AM PDT · 15015 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
43. 2.03 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaTue, Aug 13, 2:44 PM PDT · 15015 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
44. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Aug 13, 11:30 PM PDT · 15015 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
45. 2.18 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 4:31 PM PDT · 15014 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
46. 1.96 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 5:18 PM PDT · 15014 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
47. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 5:48 PM PDT · 15014 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
48. 2.17 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 10:09 PM PDT · 15014 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
49. 1.510 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Aug 15, 6:06 AM PDT · 15014 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
50. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Aug 15, 6:09 PM PDT · 15013 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
51. 2.111 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 1:30 AM PDT · 15013 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
52. 2.911 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 10:04 AM PDT · 15012 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
53. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 12:59 PM PDT · 15012 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
54. 1.97 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 1:23 PM PDT · 15012 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
55. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 4:04 PM PDT · 15012 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
56. 1.68 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Aug 16, 5:28 PM PDT · 15012 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
57. 3.18 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaSat, Aug 17, 9:35 AM PDT · 15011 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
58. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Aug 17, 8:21 PM PDT · 15011 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
59. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Aug 17, 8:54 PM PDT · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
60. 2.511 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Aug 18, 6:40 AM PDT · 15010 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc52165. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.