California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km WSW of Corralitos, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Corralitos, California on Thu, Feb 27, 1986, 9:04 AM PST (17:04 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 17 km NE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-27 17:04:12 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.982° N, 121.830° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.917 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14781 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.914 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14781 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.013 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14781 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.912 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14781 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14781 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14781 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.813 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14781 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.83 km N of East Foothills, California · 14781 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.613 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14781 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14781 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.516 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14780 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.516 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14780 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.68 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14780 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.118 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14780 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.33 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14780 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.418 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14780 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14780 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.27 km SE of La Honda, California · 14780 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14780 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.015 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14780 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.213 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14779 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.84 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14779 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.817 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14779 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.714 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14779 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.814 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14779 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.814 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14779 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.017 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14779 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.47 km SE of La Honda, California · 14779 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.813 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14779 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.78 km NE of Hollister, California · 14778 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.612 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14778 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.618 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14778 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14778 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14778 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.017 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14778 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.912 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14778 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.613 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14777 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.98 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14777 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.714 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14777 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.817 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14777 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.716 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14777 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.5Northern California · 14777 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.912 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14777 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14777 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.52 km NNE of Danville, California · 14777 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 3.019 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14776 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 3.018 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14776 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14776 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.810 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14776 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.56 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14776 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.816 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14776 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.617 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.516 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.316 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.617 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.614 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.713 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.617 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 3.018 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc67136. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.