California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sun, Oct 6, 1985, 11:44 AM PDT (18:44 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 31 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-06 18:44:45 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.517° N, 121.096° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14968 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.312 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14967 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.62 km ENE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 14967 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 14967 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.013 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14967 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.523 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14967 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.911 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14967 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14967 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.89 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14966 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.7Central California · 14966 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.610 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14966 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14966 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 4.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14965 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14965 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14965 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.311 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14965 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14965 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14965 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14965 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14965 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14965 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14964 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.610 km S of Huron, California · 14963 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 14963 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.710 km S of Huron, California · 14963 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 14963 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.05 km S of Huron, California · 14963 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.77 km NNE of San Martin, California · 14962 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.99 km S of Huron, California · 14961 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.98 km SSW of Huron, California · 14961 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14960 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.99 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14960 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14960 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.817 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14959 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14959 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14959 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.311 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14958 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.933 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14957 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 14957 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14956 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14956 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.812 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14955 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14954 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.59 km NNE of San Martin, California · 14953 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.99 km S of Oak Shores, California · 14952 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14952 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.87 km S of Huron, California · 14951 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.56 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14951 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14949 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14949 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.66 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 14949 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 14948 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14948 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 3.43 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14948 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.52 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14948 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.913 km SW of Huron, California · 14947 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14947 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.914 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14946 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14946 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14946 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 1.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14968 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14968 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.68 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14968 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14968 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14968 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.07 km N of Interlaken, California · 14968 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14969 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.81 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14969 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.0Central California · 14970 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.619 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14970 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14970 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14970 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 14970 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14970 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14970 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14970 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14970 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14970 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14971 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14971 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc56315. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.