California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17 km NNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Coalinga, California on Thu, Jun 19, 1986, 6:02 AM PDT (13:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 22 km NNE of Soledad, 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
1986-06-19 13:02:39 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.289° N, 120.402° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 164 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14717 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14716 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14715 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14715 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.25 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14715 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.026 km NE of Soledad, California · 14715 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.63 km E of San Ardo, California · 14715 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.68 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14713 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14713 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.92 km SE of Avenal, California · 14712 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.310 km E of Coalinga, California · 14711 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14711 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.717 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14711 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.718 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14711 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14710 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.76 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14710 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.93 km WSW of Huron, California · 14710 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.810 km WSW of Huron, California · 14710 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14709 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.22 km SE of Avenal, California · 14709 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.114 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14708 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14708 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14708 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14708 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14708 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.67 km NW of Avenal, California · 14708 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.04 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14708 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.111 km NE of Parkfield, California · 14708 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.921 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14708 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.712 km WNW of Huron, California · 14708 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14707 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 2.09 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 14707 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14707 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.320 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14706 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14706 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14705 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14705 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14705 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.617 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14704 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14704 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14702 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.019 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14701 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14701 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14700 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14700 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14699 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14699 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.818 km SSW of Volta, California · 14699 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14698 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14698 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.2Central California · 14697 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 14697 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.96 km S of Huron, California · 14696 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.25 km S of Huron, California · 14696 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.69 km NE of Avenal, California · 14696 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14696 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14695 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14695 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.5Central California · 14695 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.83 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14695 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 1.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14717 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14717 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14718 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14718 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14718 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14718 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14718 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14719 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.511 km S of Oak Shores, California · 14719 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.86 km WSW of Lanare, California · 14719 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.96km S of Riverdale, CA · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.927 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14719 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.38 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.627 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14720 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14720 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.611 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14721 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.911 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14721 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc74985. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:36 AM UTC.