California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km N of Coalinga, California on Fri, May 23, 1986, 11:11 AM PDT (18:11 UTC), 12 km (7 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-05-23 18:11:55 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.267° N, 120.354° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14742 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14742 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.18 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14742 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.48 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14742 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14741 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 14740 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.124km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 14740 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14740 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.015 km SW of Fairmead, California · 14739 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.78 km SW of Huron, California · 14737 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14736 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.56 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14736 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.610 km SW of Huron, California · 14736 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.219 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 3.6Central California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 3.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14734 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14734 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14734 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14734 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.129 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14734 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14734 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14734 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14734 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14744 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.5Central California · 14746 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14746 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.713 km SW of Soledad, California · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14746 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 14746 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14747 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 14747 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.315 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14747 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.818 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 14747 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.117 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14748 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.317 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 14748 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14748 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.07 km N of Avenal, California · 14748 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14749 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.04 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14749 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14749 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.76 km SW of Templeton, California · 14750 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.021 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14751 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73553. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.