M1.9 earthquake 20 km S of Big Sur, California

Magnitude

1.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Jul 10, 1986, 1:50 PM PDT

UTC

1986-07-10 20:50:47 UTC

Depth

17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.088° N, 121.839° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

259°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

12

• Big Sur, CaliforniaPopulation 1,000. Forecast20 kmS
• Monterey, CaliforniaPopulation 28,338. Forecast57 kmS
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast68 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast398 kmNW

After

1. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 5:56 PM PDT · 14694 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.320 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 6:34 PM PDT · 14694 days ago · 18 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.65 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 9:42 PM PDT · 14694 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 10:53 PM PDT · 14694 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.83 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 1:03 AM PDT · 14694 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.92 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 9:48 AM PDT · 14694 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.912 km NNE of Cambria, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 2:45 PM PDT · 14693 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
8. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 11, 8:43 PM PDT · 14693 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.920 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 5:22 AM PDT · 14693 days ago · 17 km deep · 0 km away
10. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 8:50 AM PDT · 14693 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
11. 3.1Central CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 11:47 AM PDT · 14692 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 2:03 PM PDT · 14692 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.221 km SSW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 5:41 PM PDT · 14692 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
14. 1.820 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 5:51 PM PDT · 14692 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
15. 1.818 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 5:58 PM PDT · 14692 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.019 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 7:56 PM PDT · 14692 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
17. 1.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 8:26 PM PDT · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jul 13, 5:36 AM PDT · 14692 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
19. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jul 13, 5:41 AM PDT · 14692 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
20. 1.817 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Jul 13, 7:30 AM PDT · 14692 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
21. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jul 13, 11:51 PM PDT · 14691 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
22. 1.819 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jul 14, 6:42 AM PDT · 14691 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
23. 1.57 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Jul 15, 6:48 PM PDT · 14689 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
24. 2.17 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaWed, Jul 16, 4:57 AM PDT · 14689 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
25. 2.21 km E of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Jul 16, 8:26 AM PDT · 14689 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
26. 1.820 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaWed, Jul 16, 2:42 PM PDT · 14688 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
27. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jul 16, 9:08 PM PDT · 14688 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
28. 1.918 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Jul 17, 12:41 AM PDT · 14688 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
29. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 3:05 PM PDT · 14686 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
30. 2.217 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 9:56 PM PDT · 14686 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
31. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 11:09 PM PDT · 14686 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
32. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 11:13 PM PDT · 14686 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
33. 2.54 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jul 19, 12:21 AM PDT · 14686 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
34. 2.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jul 19, 4:00 AM PDT · 14686 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
35. 1.63 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jul 19, 11:47 AM PDT · 14685 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
36. 1.74 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jul 20, 12:31 AM PDT · 14685 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
37. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Jul 20, 12:57 AM PDT · 14685 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
38. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jul 20, 1:09 AM PDT · 14685 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
39. 3.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jul 20, 7:42 AM PDT · 14685 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
40. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jul 20, 8:57 PM PDT · 14684 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
41. 2.121 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Jul 20, 11:08 PM PDT · 14684 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
42. 2.534 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 5:50 AM PDT · 14684 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
43. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:20 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
44. 2.810 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:21 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
45. 2.420 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 3:37 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 17 km deep · 0 km away
46. 1.810 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 6:21 AM PDT · 14683 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
47. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 5:21 PM PDT · 14682 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
48. 1.96 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 5:44 AM PDT · 14681 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
49. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 11:16 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
50. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 2:05 PM PDT · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
51. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 25, 1:36 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
52. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 25, 6:00 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
53. 1.84 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 25, 7:12 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
54. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 25, 9:14 AM PDT · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
55. 2.46 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Jul 25, 10:29 AM PDT · 14679 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
56. 2.65 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Jul 25, 12:40 PM PDT · 14679 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
57. 2.16 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Jul 25, 3:32 PM PDT · 14679 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
58. 2.84 km SW of Gonzales, CaliforniaFri, Jul 25, 4:27 PM PDT · 14679 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
59. 1.67 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Jul 25, 5:31 PM PDT · 14679 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
60. 2.85 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Jul 25, 9:35 PM PDT · 14679 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

1. 2.121 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 1:01 PM PDT · 14694 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 4:44 AM PDT · 14695 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
3. 1.719 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaWed, Jul 9, 11:59 PM PDT · 14695 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.120 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaWed, Jul 9, 10:59 PM PDT · 14695 days ago · 17 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Jul 9, 9:01 PM PDT · 14695 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jul 9, 8:43 AM PDT · 14696 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
7. 2.2Central CaliforniaWed, Jul 9, 6:32 AM PDT · 14696 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
8. 1.822 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaWed, Jul 9, 4:53 AM PDT · 14696 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.319 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Jul 8, 11:24 PM PDT · 14696 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.320 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Jul 8, 11:04 PM PDT · 14696 days ago · 18 km deep · 0 km away
11. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jul 8, 12:48 PM PDT · 14696 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.319 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Jul 8, 8:22 AM PDT · 14697 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jul 8, 3:50 AM PDT · 14697 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jul 8, 1:25 AM PDT · 14697 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
15. 1.920 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Jul 8, 12:01 AM PDT · 14697 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
16. 2.520 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jul 7, 9:55 PM PDT · 14697 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
17. 2.118 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jul 7, 9:05 PM PDT · 14697 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.220 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jul 7, 6:30 PM PDT · 14697 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.220 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jul 7, 5:50 PM PDT · 14697 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
20. 2.420 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jul 7, 5:45 PM PDT · 14697 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc76239. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.