California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Nov 3, 1985, 3:49 PM PST (23:49 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-03 23:49:12 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.576° N, 121.178° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
21

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 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14939 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.824 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14938 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14938 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14938 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14937 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.011 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14937 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14937 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14937 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.68 km SW of La Selva Beach, California · 14936 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14935 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.626 km W of Lockwood, California · 14934 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14933 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14932 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14931 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14931 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14931 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14930 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14930 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.510 km WSW of Huron, California · 14929 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14929 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14928 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.517 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 14926 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 3.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 14926 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14925 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14925 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14925 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14925 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14924 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.524 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14924 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.523 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14923 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.726 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14923 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.822 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14923 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14922 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14922 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14921 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14921 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.534 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14920 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 3.09 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14920 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14920 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14919 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 3.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14919 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14919 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14919 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14919 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.66 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14919 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14919 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.98 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14918 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14918 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 3.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14918 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 4.52 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14918 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.92 km E of San Ardo, California · 14918 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.72 km E of San Ardo, California · 14918 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.12 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14918 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 3.02 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14918 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14918 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.32 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14918 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14939 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.012 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14939 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.531 km NE of Soledad, California · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.63 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14941 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.47 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14941 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.09 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14941 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14942 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14942 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14942 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14943 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14943 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.612 km E of East Foothills, California · 14943 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.61 km W of Coalinga, California · 14944 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.81 km SW of Coalinga, California · 14944 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.06 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14944 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14945 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14945 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.64 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 14946 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14946 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc58212. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.