California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central California on Thu, Jul 10, 1986, 11:17 PM PDT (06:17 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 22 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-11 06:17:18 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.251° N, 120.380° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
219°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14688 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.912 km NNE of Cambria, California · 14687 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14687 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.618 km NW of Huron, California · 14687 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14687 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.636 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14686 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14686 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14686 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14685 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14683 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.28 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14683 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14682 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 14681 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.217 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.54 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14680 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.63 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14680 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.74 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14679 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14679 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14679 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.712 km SW of Huron, California · 14677 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 14677 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14677 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14676 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.014 km SW of Mendota, California · 14675 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.66 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14675 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.54 km WNW of Waukena, California · 14675 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14675 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14674 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14674 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14674 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.84 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14674 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14674 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.88 km S of Huron, California · 14673 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.00 km SSW of Parkfield, California · 14672 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14671 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14671 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.624 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.614 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14668 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14668 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.98 km W of Avenal, California · 14668 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.77 km W of Avenal, California · 14668 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.510 km WSW of Huron, California · 14666 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 3.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14665 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14664 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

  1. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14688 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14688 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14689 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.69 km NE of Avenal, California · 14689 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.25 km S of Huron, California · 14689 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.96 km S of Huron, California · 14689 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 14690 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.2Central California · 14690 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14691 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14691 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.818 km SSW of Volta, California · 14692 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14692 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14693 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14693 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14694 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.019 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14694 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14695 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14697 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.617 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14697 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc76201. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.