California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km NE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Coalinga, California on Wed, May 7, 1986, 10:05 AM PDT (17:05 UTC), 10 km (6 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), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-07 17:05:12 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.173° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14750 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14749 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.55 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14748 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 14748 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14748 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 14747 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.110 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 14747 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.37 km NE of Avenal, California · 14747 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14747 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 14747 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.110 km WSW of Huron, California · 14746 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 14745 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14745 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.021 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14745 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.76 km SW of Templeton, California · 14744 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14742 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.07 km N of Avenal, California · 14742 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14742 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.317 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 14741 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.117 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.818 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 14741 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.315 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14741 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 3.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 14741 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 14740 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14740 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14740 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.5Central California · 14740 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14738 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14737 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.48 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14735 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 14734 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.124km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 14734 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.015 km SW of Fairmead, California · 14733 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.78 km SW of Huron, California · 14731 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14730 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 3.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 4.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.56 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14730 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14754 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.57 km N of Avenal, California · 14754 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 14754 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14754 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.922 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14755 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.98 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14755 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14756 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.01 km E of San Ardo, California · 14757 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14757 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.025 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14757 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14758 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14760 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14761 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14761 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.611 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14762 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.129 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14762 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.32 km E of San Ardo, California · 14763 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc72113. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.