California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km NNE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Coalinga, California on Fri, Apr 18, 1986, 3:06 PM PST (23:06 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-04-18 23:06:20 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.232° N, 120.313° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
179°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14778 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.913 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14778 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14778 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.812 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 14776 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.220 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14776 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.723 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14776 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.814 km SE of Parkfield, California · 14776 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14775 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.25 km SSE of Huron, California · 14775 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14775 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14775 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 14775 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14775 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14774 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.42 km E of San Ardo, California · 14774 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14774 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.84 km NW of Avenal, California · 14773 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.93 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14773 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14772 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14771 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14771 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14771 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14771 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.32 km E of San Ardo, California · 14769 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.129 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14769 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.611 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14768 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14768 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14767 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14766 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14765 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.025 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14764 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14764 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.01 km E of San Ardo, California · 14764 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14762 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14762 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.98 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14761 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.922 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14761 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14761 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14761 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 14761 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.57 km N of Avenal, California · 14761 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14760 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14760 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.75 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14760 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 14757 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14756 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14756 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14755 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.55 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14755 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 14754 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14754 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 14754 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.110 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14754 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 14753 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.37 km NE of Avenal, California · 14753 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14753 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 14753 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.110 km WSW of Huron, California · 14752 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 14751 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14780 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14780 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14780 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.218 km N of Coalinga, California · 14780 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.7Central California · 14781 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.59 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 14781 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.210 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14781 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 14783 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14783 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14784 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.33 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14784 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.313 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14785 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14786 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.425 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14787 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.816 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14788 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14788 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14789 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.015 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14791 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.712 km SW of Huron, California · 14792 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14792 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc70868. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC.