M1.6 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Dec 20, 1985, 1:51 PM PST

UTC

1985-12-20 21:51:04 UTC

Depth

2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.571° N, 121.166° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.29

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

40°

Stations used

28

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast45 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast386 kmNW

After

1. 2.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 1:53 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
2. 2.45 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 1:55 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
3. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 3:02 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.95 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 3:09 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
5. 1.7Central CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 3:29 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
6. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 4:34 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
7. 1.54 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 4:35 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
8. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 4:50 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.54 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 5:00 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
10. 1.8Central CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 5:47 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
11. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 6:41 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
12. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 6:55 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
13. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 7:18 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 7:48 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
15. 2.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 7:58 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
16. 2.25 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 8:06 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
17. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 8:33 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
18. 1.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 9:08 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
19. 2.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 9:21 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
20. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 9:31 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
21. 2.45 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 10:01 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
22. 2.410 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 11:10 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
23. 1.54 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 11:12 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
24. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 11:31 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
25. 1.84 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 11:32 PM PST · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
26. 2.05 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 12:03 AM PST · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
27. 1.89 km ENE of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 12:20 AM PST · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
28. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 1:52 AM PST · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
29. 1.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 3:13 AM PST · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
30. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 4:15 AM PST · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
31. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 4:47 AM PST · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
32. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 10:39 AM PST · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
33. 1.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 11:44 AM PST · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
34. 2.1Central CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 12:02 PM PST · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
35. 2.115 km SE of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 12:03 PM PST · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
36. 1.610 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 3:08 PM PST · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
37. 2.23 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 5:56 PM PST · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
38. 2.0Central CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 7:27 PM PST · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
39. 1.92 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 7:55 PM PST · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
40. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 10:38 PM PST · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
41. 1.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 2:06 AM PST · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
42. 2.17 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 2:45 AM PST · 14847 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
43. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 11:47 AM PST · 14846 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
44. 1.512 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 12:02 PM PST · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
45. 2.34 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 1:15 PM PST · 14846 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
46. 1.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 9:33 PM PST · 14846 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
47. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 10:20 PM PST · 14846 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
48. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jan 29, 10:36 PM PST · 14846 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
49. 1.88 km NE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 12:05 AM PST · 14846 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
50. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 5:35 AM PST · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
51. 1.73 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 5:52 AM PST · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
52. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 6:03 AM PST · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
53. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 1:26 PM PST · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
54. 1.74 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 1:45 PM PST · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
55. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 4:08 PM PST · 14845 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
56. 2.66 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 5:41 PM PST · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
57. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 6:43 PM PST · 14845 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
58. 2.05 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 10:18 PM PST · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
59. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jan 30, 11:11 PM PST · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
60. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jan 31, 2:21 AM PST · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

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