California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Oct 21, 1985, 11:18 PM PDT (06:18 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-22 06:18:26 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.560° N, 121.151° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14950 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14948 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14948 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.66 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 14948 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 14948 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14947 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.43 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14947 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.52 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14947 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.913 km SW of Huron, California · 14946 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14946 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.914 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14945 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14945 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14945 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.64 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 14945 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14945 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14945 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.06 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14944 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.81 km SW of Coalinga, California · 14944 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.61 km W of Coalinga, California · 14943 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14943 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14943 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14942 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14942 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14941 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 3.09 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14941 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.47 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14940 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.63 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14940 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.531 km NE of Soledad, California · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.012 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14939 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14939 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14939 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14938 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.824 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14938 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14938 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14937 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14937 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 3.011 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14937 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 14937 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14936 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14936 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.68 km SW of La Selva Beach, California · 14936 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14934 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.626 km W of Lockwood, California · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14933 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14932 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14931 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14930 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14930 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 3.212 km SW of Huron, California · 14930 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.613 km SW of Huron, California · 14930 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14930 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 3.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14930 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.510 km WSW of Huron, California · 14929 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14929 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.812 km SW of Huron, California · 14928 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14927 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.517 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 14926 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 3.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 14926 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 1.99 km S of Oak Shores, California · 14952 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.59 km NNE of San Martin, California · 14952 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14953 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.812 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14954 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14954 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14955 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14956 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 14956 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.933 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14957 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.311 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14958 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14958 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14958 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.817 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14959 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14959 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14960 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.77 km NNE of San Martin, California · 14961 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 14962 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 14962 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14963 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14964 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc57398. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC.