California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Tue, Aug 6, 1985, 3:12 AM PDT (10:12 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10 km N of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-06 10:12:58 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.510° N, 121.091° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 194 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km N of Avenal, California · 15030 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.29 km SSW of Huron, California · 15030 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15030 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.19 km S of Huron, California · 15030 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.88 km SW of Huron, California · 15030 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.18 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15030 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.91 km SW of San Ardo, California · 15030 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15030 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15030 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.19 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15030 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.810 km SSW of Huron, California · 15030 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.017 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15030 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.012 km SSW of Huron, California · 15030 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.58 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15030 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.28 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15030 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 15030 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.66 km S of Huron, California · 15030 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.85 km NW of Avenal, California · 15030 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.67 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15030 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.03 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15030 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.93 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15030 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.95 km S of Huron, California · 15030 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.49 km SSW of Huron, California · 15030 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.111 km SSW of Huron, California · 15030 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.510 km SW of Huron, California · 15030 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.921 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15030 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 15030 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 3.18 km S of Huron, California · 15030 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.23 km NW of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.69 km S of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.43 km SSW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.94 km SSW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.811 km SSW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.87 km S of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.833 km NE of King City, California · 15029 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.010 km S of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.76 km SSW of Huron, California · 15029 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.76 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.68 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15029 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.19 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.19 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.49 km S of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.517 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.75 km SW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.07 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.28 km N of Avenal, California · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15028 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.87 km SSE of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.09 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.010 km SSW of Huron, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 3.49 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 3.510 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.67 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.39 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.08 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.49 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.38 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 15027 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.69 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.39 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.67 km N of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.87 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.67 km SSW of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.810 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.59 km N of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.66 km N of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.09 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.97 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.8Central California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.63 km SE of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.64 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.9Central California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 4.3Central California · 15031 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.26 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc52458. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.