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M1.5 earthquake 36 km WSW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Three Rocks, California on Thu, Jul 25, 1985, 3:19 AM PDT (10:19 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 10 km N of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-25 10:19:35 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.410° N, 120.781° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
153°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km N of Avenal, California · 15010 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.32 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15010 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.511 km SSW of Huron, California · 15010 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15010 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 15010 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.72 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.510 km SE of Huron, California · 15009 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.813 km WNW of Huron, California · 15009 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15009 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15009 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.72 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15009 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.75 km NE of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.96 km NE of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.812 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.110 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.511 km SE of Huron, California · 15008 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.718 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15008 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.722 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15008 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15008 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 15008 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15008 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15008 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15008 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.59 km E of San Martin, California · 15007 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.77 km ESE of Huron, California · 15007 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15007 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.97 km SE of Huron, California · 15007 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.62 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15007 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.86 km E of Avenal, California · 15007 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.84 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15006 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.7Central California · 15006 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.75 km SE of Huron, California · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.68 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.09 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15006 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15006 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.72 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15006 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.07 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.77 km S of Huron, California · 15005 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.97 km SSW of Huron, California · 15005 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 3.22 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15005 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15005 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.47 km SSE of Huron, California · 15005 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.58 km SSW of Huron, California · 15005 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.99 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15005 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.810 km SSE of Huron, California · 15005 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.75 km NE of Avenal, California · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.410 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15005 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.78 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15004 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 15004 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.918 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15004 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15003 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 15003 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.434 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15003 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15003 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.06 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15002 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.611 km SSE of Huron, California · 15002 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.523 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15002 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15002 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 15001 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 191.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc51717. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.