California earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 31 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 31 km NE of Soledad, California on Thu, Nov 28, 1985, 7:13 AM PST (15:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 3 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.6 (ml), light
Local time: Thu, Nov 28, 1985, 7:13 AM PST
UTC: 1985-11-28 15:13:56 UTC
Depth: 9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 36.583° N, 121.037° W
Region: California
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, 0.4 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 69°
Stations used: 97

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 196.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc60069 (also filed as ushis3912, usp0002nb3). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC.