California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 30 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Soledad, California on Thu, Nov 28, 1985, 8:14 AM PST (16:14 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 13 km N of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-28 16:14:38 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.569° N, 121.033° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.613 km N of Hollister, California · 14881 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.99 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14881 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14880 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.018 km WSW of Volta, California · 14880 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.57 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14880 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14879 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14879 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.13 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.918 km WSW of Volta, California · 14878 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14877 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.520 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14877 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14876 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14876 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.06 km N of Coalinga, California · 14876 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14875 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14875 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.67 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14875 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14874 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14874 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.97 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14873 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14873 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14873 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.13 km ESE of Diablo Grande, California · 14873 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14873 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.030 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14872 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14871 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14870 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.727 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.72 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14869 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 3.79 km E of Gilroy, California · 14869 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.63 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14869 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.715 km W of Volta, CA · 14868 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.5Central California · 14868 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.937 km NE of King City, California · 14866 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.87 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14866 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 14865 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.61 km E of San Ardo, California · 14865 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.81 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14864 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.72 km N of San Martin, California · 14864 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14864 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.624 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14864 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.720 km N of Coalinga, California · 14863 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14863 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14863 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.029 km NE of Soledad, California · 14863 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14863 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14863 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.921 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 14863 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.230 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14863 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 1.611 km S of Huron, California · 14862 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.82 km SSW of Morgan Hill, California · 14862 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14862 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 3.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc60092. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.