California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California on Mon, Jul 15, 1985, 9:00 AM PDT (16:00 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km W of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-07-15 16:00:54 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.648° N, 121.252° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
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: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15054 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15054 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15054 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15054 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15053 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15053 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.625 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 15053 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.411 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15051 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15051 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15051 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15051 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15049 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.111 km N of Coalinga, California · 15049 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15049 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15049 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.4Central California · 15049 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15048 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15048 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15047 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15047 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15047 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15046 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.536 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15046 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15046 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.615 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15045 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15045 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15045 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15044 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15043 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.55 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15043 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15043 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.812 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15043 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.91 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15043 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15043 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15042 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15041 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15041 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.720 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15041 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15040 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15040 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15040 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15039 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 15039 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.916 km N of San Simeon, California · 15038 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15038 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 15038 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15037 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 15037 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15037 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15037 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15037 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15035 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15034 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15034 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.91 km SW of San Ardo, California · 15034 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15034 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.19 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15034 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.017 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15034 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.28 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15034 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.921 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15033 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15056 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15056 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15056 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15057 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.414 km ENE of Salinas, California · 15057 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15057 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.522 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15057 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.532 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15058 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15058 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15058 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.223 km NE of King City, California · 15058 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15058 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.426 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 15058 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.8Central California · 15058 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.514 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15058 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15059 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.314 km WNW of La Vina, California · 15059 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15059 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.613 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15059 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15059 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc51139. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.