California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km NNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Coalinga, California on Wed, Apr 23, 1986, 1:27 PM PST (21:27 UTC), 8 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-04-23 21:27:26 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.253° N, 120.393° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
21

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 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14774 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.84 km NW of Avenal, California · 14773 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.93 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14773 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14773 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14772 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14771 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14771 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14771 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14771 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.24 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14770 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14770 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.32 km E of San Ardo, California · 14770 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14769 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.129 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14769 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.75 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14769 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.75 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14769 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14769 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14769 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.611 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14769 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14768 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.05 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14768 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14768 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14767 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.84 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14766 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14765 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.75 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14765 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.025 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14764 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14764 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.01 km E of San Ardo, California · 14764 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14763 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14762 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.98 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14762 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.922 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14762 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14761 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.54 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14761 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14761 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 14761 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.57 km N of Avenal, California · 14761 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14761 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14761 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.75 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14761 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14760 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 3.05 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14760 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14759 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.85 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14758 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 14757 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14757 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14757 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14756 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.55 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14755 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14755 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 14754 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.110 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14754 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 14754 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.37 km NE of Avenal, California · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14754 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 14754 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.42 km E of San Ardo, California · 14775 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14775 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14775 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14775 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.99 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14775 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 14776 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14776 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14776 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.25 km SSE of Huron, California · 14776 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14776 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.814 km SE of Parkfield, California · 14776 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.723 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14776 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14776 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.220 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14777 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.812 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 14777 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.93 km SSE of Los Banos, California · 14777 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14778 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.913 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14778 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14779 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14779 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc71436. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:32 AM UTC.