California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km W of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km W of Three Rocks, California on Tue, Oct 29, 1985, 7:18 AM PST (15:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km SE of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-10-29 15:18:20 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.492° N, 120.466° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
159°
Stations used
8

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. 1.81 km SW of Coalinga, California · 14938 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.61 km W of Coalinga, California · 14938 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.64 km WSW of Kettleman City, California · 14937 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.78 km SE of Avenal, California · 14937 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14937 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14937 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.26 km NNW of Biola, California · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.010 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14936 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.48 km SE of Avenal, California · 14936 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.86 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14935 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14935 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.09 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14935 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.77 km SE of Avenal, California · 14935 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.531 km NE of Soledad, California · 14934 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.77 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14933 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.93 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14933 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.14 km SE of Avenal, California · 14933 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14933 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.824 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14932 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.17 km SE of Avenal, California · 14932 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.714 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 14932 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14932 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14931 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 14931 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14930 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.78 km N of Avenal, California · 14929 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.07 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14929 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14929 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.310 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14928 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.716 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14927 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.917 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14927 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.17 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14927 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14927 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.68 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14927 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.76 km NE of Avenal, California · 14927 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14926 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.09 km SE of Huron, California · 14925 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14924 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.68 km NE of Avenal, California · 14924 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 3.212 km SW of Huron, California · 14924 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.613 km SW of Huron, California · 14924 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 3.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14924 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.510 km WSW of Huron, California · 14923 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14923 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.62 km NW of Avenal, California · 14923 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.97 km NE of Avenal, California · 14923 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.812 km SW of Huron, California · 14922 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 3.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 14920 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14919 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14919 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.524 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.110 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.25 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14917 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.523 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14917 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.726 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14917 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.68 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14916 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14915 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc57880. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.