California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Thu, Sep 26, 1985, 7:29 AM PDT (14:29 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 13 km NNE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-26 14:29:36 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.535° N, 121.100° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14970 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 14969 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.514 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14968 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14968 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.07 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14968 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14968 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14968 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14968 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14968 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14968 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.311 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14968 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14968 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14967 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.27 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14967 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.010 km E of Coalinga, California · 14967 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.511 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 14967 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.38 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14965 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14965 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14965 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14965 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14964 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14964 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14964 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14964 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14964 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 14964 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14964 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14964 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.619 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14963 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.0Central California · 14963 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.81 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14963 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14963 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 3.07 km N of Interlaken, California · 14962 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14962 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14962 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.68 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14962 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14962 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14962 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14961 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.12 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14961 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.312 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14961 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.62 km ENE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 14961 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 14961 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 3.013 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14961 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.523 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14960 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.911 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14960 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14960 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.89 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14960 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.7Central California · 14960 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.610 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14960 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 4.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.311 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 183.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc55873. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.