California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km NE of Soledad, California on Sat, Dec 14, 1985, 1:47 PM PST (21:47 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 3 km NE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-14 21:47:11 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.583° N, 121.038° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
25

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. 1.73 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.03 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.94 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.73 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.74 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.14 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.95 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.83 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.74 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.81 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 3.44 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.83 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.13 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.63 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 3.34 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.74 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 3.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.74 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 3.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.15 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.04 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.05 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.45 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.95 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.7Central California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.54 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.54 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.8Central California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 2.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.25 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.45 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away

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