California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Wed, Aug 14, 1985, 5:48 PM PDT (00:48 UTC), 4 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
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-15 00:48:50 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.513° N, 121.094° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.310 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.08 km S of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.17 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.56 km S of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.98 km S of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.510 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.310 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.410 km S of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.111 km S of Big Sur, California · 15019 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.911 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.97 km SSW of Huron, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.78 km S of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.68 km SSW of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.910 km SSW of Huron, California · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.78 km N of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.16 km N of Avenal, California · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 3.18 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15017 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15017 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.610 km N of Avenal, California · 15017 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.511 km SSW of Huron, California · 15017 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15016 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 15016 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.813 km WNW of Huron, California · 15016 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15016 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15016 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.722 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15015 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15015 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 15015 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15015 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15015 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15015 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.59 km E of San Martin, California · 15014 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15014 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.84 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15013 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.7Central California · 15013 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.75 km SE of Huron, California · 15013 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.68 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15013 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.09 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15013 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15013 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.77 km S of Huron, California · 15012 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.97 km SSW of Huron, California · 15012 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 3.22 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15012 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15012 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.58 km SSW of Huron, California · 15012 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.99 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15012 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.410 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15011 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 15011 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.918 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15011 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15010 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 15010 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.434 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15010 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15009 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.523 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15008 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15008 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 15008 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15008 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.14 km S of Huron, California · 15007 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.96 km SW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.18 km SSW of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.08 km S of Huron, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.09 km S of Huron, California · 15021 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.03 km N of Hollister, California · 15022 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.78 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15022 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.87 km WNW of Del Monte Forest, California · 15022 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.75 km E of Interlaken, California · 15022 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.85 km E of Interlaken, California · 15022 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.45km SE of Huron, CA · 15022 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.69 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15022 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.75 km E of Interlaken, California · 15022 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.55 km E of Interlaken, California · 15022 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.55 km E of Interlaken, California · 15022 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.96 km SSW of Huron, California · 15022 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.88 km S of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 15023 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.55 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15023 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc52981. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.