M1.6 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Aug 25, 1985, 7:59 AM PDT

UTC

1985-08-25 14:59:21 UTC

Depth

4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.510° N, 121.093° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

53°

Stations used

20

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast23 kmENE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast54 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast376 kmNW

After

1. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 11:55 AM PDT · 14997 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 3:57 PM PDT · 14997 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
3. 1.724 km NE of King City, CaliforniaSat, Aug 31, 5:16 PM PDT · 14997 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
4. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 8:25 AM PDT · 14996 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.2Central CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 7:10 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 7:41 PM PDT · 14996 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
7. 1.61 km SW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Sep 2, 4:58 PM PDT · 14995 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 12:11 AM PDT · 14994 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 12:19 AM PDT · 14994 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
10. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 5:39 AM PDT · 14994 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
11. 1.59 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 11:33 AM PDT · 14994 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
12. 1.97 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Sep 3, 9:52 PM PDT · 14994 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.712 km NW of Big Sur, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 12:30 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
14. 2.311 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 7:13 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 7:14 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.122 km SW of Volta, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 9:40 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
17. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 4, 10:04 AM PDT · 14993 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Sep 5, 4:43 PM PDT · 14992 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.915 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Sep 5, 6:02 PM PDT · 14992 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.324 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Sep 6, 10:34 AM PDT · 14991 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
21. 2.313 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 6, 2:47 PM PDT · 14991 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
22. 2.19 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Sep 7, 12:15 AM PDT · 14990 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
23. 2.314 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 7, 5:13 AM PDT · 14990 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
24. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Sep 7, 7:29 PM PDT · 14990 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
25. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 2:33 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
26. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 5:17 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
27. 1.89 km ESE of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 6:14 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
28. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Sep 8, 6:52 PM PDT · 14989 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
29. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Sep 9, 2:55 AM PDT · 14988 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
30. 1.83 km S of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Sep 9, 12:01 PM PDT · 14988 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
31. 3.29 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Sep 9, 4:07 PM PDT · 14988 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
32. 2.03 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Sep 9, 10:30 PM PDT · 14987 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
33. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 10:24 AM PDT · 14987 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
34. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 11:37 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
35. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 11:38 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
36. 1.924 km NE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Sep 10, 11:40 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
37. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 2:41 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
38. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 4:02 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
39. 2.38 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 6:39 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
40. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 7:40 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
41. 2.69 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 7:42 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
42. 1.67 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 9:49 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
43. 1.68 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 10:28 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
44. 2.18 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 10:39 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
45. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 4:29 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
46. 3.07 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 5:29 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
47. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 8:49 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
48. 1.68 km S of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 9:07 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
49. 2.28 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 5:10 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
50. 1.718 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 12:04 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
51. 2.218 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 12:08 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
52. 1.9Central CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 1:29 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
53. 1.87 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 7:25 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
54. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 10:05 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
55. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 11:09 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
56. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 11:26 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
57. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 1:06 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
58. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 1:14 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
59. 1.65 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 5:12 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
60. 3.17 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 8:02 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc53801. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.