California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Nov 11, 1985, 8:44 PM PST (04:44 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8 km E of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-12 04:44:52 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.564° N, 121.155° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14923 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.812 km SW of Huron, California · 14922 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14921 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.517 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 14920 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 14920 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14919 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14919 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14918 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.524 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.523 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14917 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.726 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14917 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.822 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14916 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14915 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14915 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14915 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14915 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.534 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14913 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 3.09 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14913 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14913 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14913 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 3.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14913 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.66 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14913 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14912 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.98 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14912 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14912 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 3.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14912 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 4.52 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14912 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.92 km E of San Ardo, California · 14912 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.72 km E of San Ardo, California · 14912 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.12 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14912 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 3.02 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14912 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14911 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.32 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14911 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.92 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14911 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14911 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14911 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.211 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14911 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.720 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14911 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.627 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14910 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14910 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 14910 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.021 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14910 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.621 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14910 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.82 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14910 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.712 km W of Greenfield, California · 14910 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14909 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14909 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14909 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14909 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14908 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 4.631 km NE of Soledad, California · 14908 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc58768. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.