M2.9 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.9 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Sep 10, 1985, 11:37 PM PDT

UTC

1985-09-11 06:37:36 UTC

Depth

1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.518° N, 121.091° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.28

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

63°

Stations used

56

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast23 kmENE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast53 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast377 kmNW

After

1. 1.68 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 10:28 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
2. 2.18 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 10:39 AM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 4:29 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
4. 3.07 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 5:29 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 8:49 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.68 km S of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Sep 11, 9:07 PM PDT · 14986 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
7. 2.28 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 5:10 AM PDT · 14985 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.718 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 12:04 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
9. 2.218 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 12:08 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
10. 1.9Central CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 1:29 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.87 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 7:25 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
12. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 10:05 PM PDT · 14985 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
13. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 11:09 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
14. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 11:26 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 1:06 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
16. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 1:14 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
17. 1.65 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 5:12 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
18. 3.17 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 13, 8:02 PM PDT · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
19. 2.07 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 12:33 AM PDT · 14984 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.511 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 4:38 AM PDT · 14983 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
21. 2.2Central CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 11:52 AM PDT · 14983 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
22. 2.18 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 12:06 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
23. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 5:42 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
24. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 6:04 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
25. 1.810 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Sep 14, 7:31 PM PDT · 14983 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
26. 3.08 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Sep 15, 2:09 AM PDT · 14983 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
27. 1.79 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Sep 15, 10:28 AM PDT · 14982 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
28. 1.614 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaTue, Sep 17, 5:16 PM PDT · 14980 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
29. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 17, 9:00 PM PDT · 14980 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
30. 2.410 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 18, 8:08 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
31. 1.99 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 18, 8:41 AM PDT · 14979 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
32. 2.15 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Sep 18, 2:27 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
33. 1.516 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Sep 18, 6:54 PM PDT · 14979 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
34. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Sep 19, 3:35 AM PDT · 14978 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
35. 2.011 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Sep 19, 9:07 AM PDT · 14978 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
36. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Sep 19, 8:21 PM PDT · 14978 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
37. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Sep 20, 8:55 AM PDT · 14977 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
38. 1.59 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Sep 20, 11:08 AM PDT · 14977 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
39. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Sep 20, 4:12 PM PDT · 14977 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
40. 2.58 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaFri, Sep 20, 5:30 PM PDT · 14977 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
41. 2.110 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 21, 9:02 AM PDT · 14976 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
42. 1.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Sep 21, 2:32 PM PDT · 14976 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
43. 1.7Central CaliforniaSun, Sep 22, 1:57 AM PDT · 14976 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
44. 1.75 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Sep 22, 10:48 AM PDT · 14975 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
45. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 22, 5:24 PM PDT · 14975 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
46. 1.68 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Sep 23, 3:43 AM PDT · 14974 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
47. 1.56 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Sep 23, 5:28 AM PDT · 14974 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
48. 1.710 km NNE of Oak Shores, CaliforniaTue, Sep 24, 9:35 AM PDT · 14973 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
49. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Sep 24, 5:12 PM PDT · 14973 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
50. 1.85 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Sep 24, 8:34 PM PDT · 14973 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
51. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Sep 25, 9:40 AM PDT · 14972 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
52. 2.310 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Sep 26, 5:15 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
53. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Sep 26, 7:29 AM PDT · 14971 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
54. 2.78 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Sep 27, 6:15 PM PDT · 14970 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
55. 1.916 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Sep 28, 1:02 AM PDT · 14970 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
56. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Sep 28, 1:56 AM PDT · 14970 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
57. 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 28, 2:47 AM PDT · 14969 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
58. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 29, 6:35 AM PDT · 14968 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
59. 1.514 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 29, 2:18 PM PDT · 14968 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
60. 2.613 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 29, 2:34 PM PDT · 14968 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc54915. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.