California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sat, Aug 10, 1985, 6:17 AM PDT (13:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km ENE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-10 13:17:20 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.495° N, 121.076° 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
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
28

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 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.610 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.49 km SSW of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.67 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.810 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.710 km N of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.99 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.112 km SW of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.53 km SSW of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.9Central California · 15023 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.29 km S of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.7Central California · 15023 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15023 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.510 km SSW of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15023 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.612 km WSW of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15022 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.66 km N of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.610 km S of Huron, California · 15022 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.715 km E of Big Sur, California · 15022 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.55 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.88 km S of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.96 km SSW of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.92 km W of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.55 km E of Interlaken, California · 15021 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.55 km E of Interlaken, California · 15021 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.75 km E of Interlaken, California · 15021 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.69 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.45km SE of Huron, CA · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.85 km E of Interlaken, California · 15021 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 15021 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.75 km E of Interlaken, California · 15021 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.87 km WNW of Del Monte Forest, California · 15021 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.78 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15021 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.03 km N of Hollister, California · 15021 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.09 km S of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.57 km SSE of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 3.08 km S of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.18 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.96 km SW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15019 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.310 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 3.08 km S of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.17 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.56 km S of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.98 km S of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.510 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.310 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.410 km S of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15018 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.111 km S of Big Sur, California · 15018 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.911 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.97 km SSW of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.86 km N of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15017 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.78 km S of Huron, California · 15017 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.98 km SSW of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.17 km SSW of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.65 km SW of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.68 km SSE of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.19 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.610 km N of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.88 km N of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.08 km N of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.48 km N of Avenal, California · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.98 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.810 km S of Huron, California · 15024 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.65 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 15025 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.66 km N of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.09 km N of Avenal, California · 15025 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.87 km SSW of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.811 km S of Huron, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc52627. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.