California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 31 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Soledad, California on Fri, Nov 29, 1985, 10:14 PM PST (06:14 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 21 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-30 06:14:25 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.577° N, 121.027° 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
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
80

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. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14863 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14863 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.029 km NE of Soledad, California · 14863 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14863 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14863 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.921 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 14863 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.230 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14863 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.611 km S of Huron, California · 14863 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.82 km SSW of Morgan Hill, California · 14862 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14862 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 4.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.619 km E of San Ardo, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14861 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14860 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14860 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.94 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14859 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 14859 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14859 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14859 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 14859 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 14859 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14859 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 14859 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 3.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14858 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.36 km NE of Aromas, California · 14858 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14858 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.610 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14858 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14858 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc60405. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.