California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Mon, Sep 30, 1985, 3:05 AM PDT (10:05 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 13 km N of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-09-30 10:05:44 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.593° N, 121.195° 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
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14967 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.010 km E of Coalinga, California · 14967 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.511 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 14967 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.38 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14965 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14965 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14965 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14965 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14964 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14964 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14964 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 14964 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14963 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14963 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.619 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14963 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.0Central California · 14963 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.81 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14963 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14963 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.07 km N of Interlaken, California · 14962 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14962 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14962 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.68 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14962 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14961 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14961 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14961 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.12 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14961 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.312 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14961 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.62 km ENE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 14961 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 14960 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 3.013 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14960 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.523 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14960 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.911 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14960 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14960 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.89 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14960 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.7Central California · 14960 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 4.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.311 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14959 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14958 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14957 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 14957 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.77 km NNE of San Martin, California · 14956 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14954 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14953 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.817 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14953 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14953 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14952 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.311 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14952 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.933 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14951 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 14950 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14950 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14950 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14948 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.812 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14948 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14947 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 175.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc56015. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.