California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central California on Mon, Mar 24, 1986, 6:22 AM PST (14:22 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 15 km NE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-03-24 14:22:44 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.779° N, 121.285° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14797 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.67 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14797 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14797 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14796 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14796 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.416 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14796 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.76 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14796 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.05 km NE of Hollister, California · 14795 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14794 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14794 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.92 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14794 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.24 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14792 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.714 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14791 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14791 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.715 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14791 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14791 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 5.715 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.214 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.914 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 3.217 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.215 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.915 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.3Northern California · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.217 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.814 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.714 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.816 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.715 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.715 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.516 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.1Northern California · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.015 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.617 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 3.017 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.618 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.615 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.916 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.617 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.115 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.513 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.616 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.514 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.613 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.414 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.013 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 3.114 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.816 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.115 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.515 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.515 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.716 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.216 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.915 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.614 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.814 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14791 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.9Northern California · 14798 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.34 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14798 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.616 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14798 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.711 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14798 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.616 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14798 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.915 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14798 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.8Central California · 14798 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14798 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.74 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14798 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 14799 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.08 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14799 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.919 km N of Coalinga, California · 14799 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.35 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14799 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14800 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.55 km NE of Hollister, California · 14800 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14800 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.75 km NE of Hollister, California · 14800 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.98 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 14800 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.919 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14800 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.113 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14801 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc68627. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:38 AM UTC.