M2.3 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.3 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Aug 20, 1985, 12:48 PM PDT

UTC

1985-08-20 19:48:15 UTC

Depth

4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.547° N, 121.136° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

37

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast49 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast382 kmNW

After

1. 1.59 km E of San Martin, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 12:50 AM PDT · 15008 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
2. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Aug 21, 6:05 AM PDT · 15007 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
3. 1.68 km SW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 12:33 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.09 km SW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 12:34 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
5. 1.89 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Aug 22, 12:34 PM PDT · 15006 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
6. 3.22 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Aug 23, 9:32 AM PDT · 15005 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
7. 2.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Aug 23, 9:32 AM PDT · 15005 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.99 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Aug 23, 2:12 PM PDT · 15005 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
9. 2.410 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Aug 23, 9:59 PM PDT · 15005 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
10. 2.414 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Aug 24, 6:09 AM PDT · 15004 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
11. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Aug 24, 10:20 AM PDT · 15004 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
12. 1.918 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Aug 24, 2:57 PM PDT · 15004 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Aug 25, 7:59 AM PDT · 15003 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Aug 25, 10:52 AM PDT · 15003 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.434 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Aug 25, 3:02 PM PDT · 15003 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
16. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Aug 25, 8:14 PM PDT · 15003 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
17. 1.523 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 4:09 PM PDT · 15002 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
18. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Aug 26, 5:20 PM PDT · 15002 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Aug 27, 4:09 AM PDT · 15001 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
20. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Aug 27, 6:53 AM PDT · 15001 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
21. 2.212 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Aug 28, 9:32 AM PDT · 15000 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
22. 2.312 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Aug 28, 10:50 AM PDT · 15000 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
23. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaWed, Aug 28, 1:35 PM PDT · 15000 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
24. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 2:13 PM PDT · 14999 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
25. 1.77 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 3:22 PM PDT · 14999 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
26. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 6:38 PM PDT · 14999 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
27. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaThu, Aug 29, 10:26 PM PDT · 14999 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
28. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 6:39 AM PDT · 14998 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
29. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 7:11 AM PDT · 14998 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
30. 1.61 km SW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 11:02 AM PDT · 14998 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
31. 1.828 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 11:58 AM PDT · 14998 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
32. 1.823 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Aug 30, 5:29 PM PDT · 14998 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
33. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 11:55 AM PDT · 14997 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
34. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 3:57 PM PDT · 14997 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
35. 1.724 km NE of King City, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 5:16 PM PDT · 14997 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
36. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 8:25 AM PDT · 14996 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
37. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 7:41 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
38. 1.61 km SW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 4:58 PM PDT · 14995 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
39. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 5:39 AM PDT · 14994 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
40. 1.712 km NW of Big Sur, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 12:30 AM PDT · 14994 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
41. 2.311 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 7:13 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
42. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 7:14 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
43. 2.122 km SW of Volta, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 9:40 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
44. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 10:04 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
45. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Sep 5, 4:43 PM PDT · 14992 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
46. 1.915 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Sep 5, 6:02 PM PDT · 14992 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
47. 2.324 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Sep 6, 10:34 AM PDT · 14991 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
48. 2.313 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 6, 2:47 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
49. 2.19 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Sep 7, 12:15 AM PDT · 14991 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
50. 2.314 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 7, 5:13 AM PDT · 14990 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
51. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Sep 7, 7:29 PM PDT · 14990 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
52. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 2:33 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
53. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 5:17 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
54. 1.89 km ESE of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 6:14 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
55. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Sep 9, 2:55 AM PDT · 14988 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
56. 3.29 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Sep 9, 4:07 PM PDT · 14988 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
57. 2.03 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Sep 9, 10:30 PM PDT · 14988 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
58. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 10:24 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
59. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 11:37 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
60. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 11:38 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

1. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 12:03 PM PDT · 15008 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.78 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 7:01 AM PDT · 15008 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 5:54 AM PDT · 15008 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.611 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 5:29 AM PDT · 15008 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.722 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Aug 20, 4:07 AM PDT · 15008 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
6. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Aug 19, 12:13 PM PDT · 15009 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.612 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Aug 19, 12:13 PM PDT · 15009 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.813 km WNW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Aug 19, 10:58 AM PDT · 15009 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Aug 18, 6:24 PM PDT · 15010 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
10. 2.511 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Aug 18, 6:40 AM PDT · 15010 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Aug 17, 8:54 PM PDT · 15011 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc53407. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.