California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Nov 24, 1985, 2:14 AM PST (10:14 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 14 km N of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-24 10:14:05 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.566° N, 121.158° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
24°
Stations used
67

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. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.230 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.227 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.927 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14905 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.65 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14905 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14904 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14904 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.820 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 14903 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14903 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14903 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.314 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14902 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14902 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14902 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.63 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14902 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14901 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.624 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14901 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.68 km S of Merced, California · 14901 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.91 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14900 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.06 km N of Coalinga, California · 14899 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.26 km N of Coalinga, California · 14899 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 3.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14899 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14899 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 14899 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.5Central California · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.04 km SSE of Seven Trees, California · 14898 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14898 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14897 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.93 km N of Aromas, California · 14897 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 14897 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14897 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.311 km N of Coalinga, California · 14896 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.926 km W of Volta, California · 14895 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 3.06 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 3.46 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.17 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.96 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14893 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14893 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14892 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14892 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.631 km NE of Soledad, California · 14892 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 3.025 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14892 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14892 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.823 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 14892 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.77 km W of Gilroy, California · 14892 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.713 km N of Coalinga, California · 14892 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.59 km NE of San Martin, California · 14891 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14891 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14891 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.17 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14890 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.88 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.88 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.32 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14889 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14889 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14889 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.61 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14888 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc59787. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.