California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24 km WSW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km WSW of Coalinga, California on Mon, Sep 1, 1986, 9:36 PM PDT (04:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 15 km NW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-02 04:36:58 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.065° N, 120.614° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km E of Cantua Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.29 km SSW of Huron, California · 14636 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14633 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.620 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.222 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14632 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.9Central California · 14632 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.811 km SW of Coalinga, California · 14632 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.68 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14632 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14631 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.325 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14631 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14631 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14630 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.610 km S of Huron, California · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14630 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14630 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.68 km NNE of Santa Margarita, CA · 14629 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.011 km W of Huron, California · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14629 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14629 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.08 km SE of Avenal, California · 14629 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 3.415 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14627 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14626 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14626 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.311 km SW of Huron, California · 14626 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14623 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.512 km E of Coalinga, California · 14622 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14622 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 3.2Central California · 14621 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.27 km NE of Avenal, California · 14621 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.69 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 14620 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14619 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.77 km S of Whitley Gardens, California · 14617 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 3.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14617 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 3.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14617 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14617 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.819 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14616 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.65 km SSW of Lake Nacimiento, California · 14616 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.510 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 14615 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.73 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14615 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14615 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.412 km SSE of Huron, California · 14615 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 3.06 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 14615 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.25 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14615 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.68 km NE of San Simeon, California · 14615 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14614 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.014 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14613 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14613 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.815 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14613 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14613 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 14612 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.023 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.612 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14612 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 3.0Central California · 14638 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14638 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 14639 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14640 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14640 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.513 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.012 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.412 km E of Cantua Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.76 km WSW of San Simeon, California · 14641 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.715 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14641 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14641 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14642 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.31 km W of Parkfield, California · 14642 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.71 km W of Parkfield, California · 14642 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.84 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14642 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14642 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.07km WSW of Morro Bay, CA · 14644 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14645 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14646 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.94 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14647 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc81007. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.