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M1.9 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Central California on Mon, Sep 8, 1986, 12:05 AM PDT (07:05 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 24 km S of Big Sur, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-08 07:05:49 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.455° N, 121.021° 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, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.811 km SW of Coalinga, California · 14630 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.68 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14630 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.91 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14630 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.325 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14629 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14629 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14629 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.88 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14629 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.610 km S of Huron, California · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14628 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14628 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.011 km W of Huron, California · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14627 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.75 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 3.415 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14626 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.55 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14625 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14625 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.95 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14625 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14625 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.55 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14625 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.75 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14625 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.35 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14625 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14625 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.25 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.85 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 3.45 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14624 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.14 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14624 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.311 km SW of Huron, California · 14624 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.54 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14624 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.821 km S of Big Sur, California · 14623 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14623 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14622 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14621 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.95 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.512 km E of Coalinga, California · 14621 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14620 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 3.2Central California · 14620 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.27 km NE of Avenal, California · 14619 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.09 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14619 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.17 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14619 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.69 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 14619 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14619 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14619 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14617 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 3.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14616 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 3.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14616 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14615 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 3.724 km S of Big Sur, California · 14615 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.422 km S of Big Sur, California · 14615 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.918 km S of Big Sur, California · 14615 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.819 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14615 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.65 km SSW of Lake Nacimiento, California · 14615 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.822 km S of Big Sur, California · 14614 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.39 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14614 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.510 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 14613 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.73 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14613 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 2.222 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14631 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.620 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.82 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14631 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.92 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14632 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14634 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.29 km SSW of Huron, California · 14635 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14635 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.04 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14635 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.93 km WSW of Moss Landing, California · 14636 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.29 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14636 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.111 km E of Cantua Creek, California · 14636 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.924 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.0Central California · 14637 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14637 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.118 km WSW of Volta, California · 14637 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 14638 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14638 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.32 km ESE of Aromas, California · 14638 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc81683. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.