California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Nov 18, 1985, 3:26 AM PST (11:26 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 2 km ENE of San Ardo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-18 11:26:16 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.557° N, 121.153° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14910 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.712 km W of Greenfield, California · 14910 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14909 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14909 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14909 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14909 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14908 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.631 km NE of Soledad, California · 14908 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14908 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.931 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14908 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.716 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14907 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.39 km SW of Huron, CA · 14907 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.15 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14906 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14905 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.230 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14905 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.227 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14905 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14905 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.927 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14905 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.65 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14904 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14904 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14903 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.820 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 14903 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14902 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14902 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 3.314 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14902 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14902 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14901 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.63 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14901 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14901 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.624 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14901 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.68 km S of Merced, California · 14901 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.91 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14900 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.06 km N of Coalinga, California · 14899 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.26 km N of Coalinga, California · 14899 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 3.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14899 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14899 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 14899 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.5Central California · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.04 km SSE of Seven Trees, California · 14898 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14897 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14897 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.93 km N of Aromas, California · 14897 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 14896 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14896 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.311 km N of Coalinga, California · 14896 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14895 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.926 km W of Volta, California · 14895 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 3.06 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 3.46 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc59274. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.