California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km WNW of Paso Robles, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Paso Robles, California on Wed, Oct 8, 1986, 8:23 PM PDT (03:23 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 13 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-09 03:23:34 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.650° N, 120.804° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14593 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.129 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14592 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14590 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.59 km ESE of Santa Margarita, California · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14589 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.922 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14589 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.627 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14587 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.53 km NW of Avenal, California · 14586 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14586 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.832 km W of Lockwood, California · 14585 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.126 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14585 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.1Central California · 14585 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.733 km WNW of Lockwood, California · 14584 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14581 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.522 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14581 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.825 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14581 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14581 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.9Central California · 14580 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14580 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.419 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14580 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.519 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14580 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.120 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14579 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.96 km N of Coalinga, California · 14578 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14578 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.214 km WNW of Huron, California · 14577 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14576 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.96km SSE of Huron, CA · 14576 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.910 km SSW of Huron, California · 14576 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.814km WSW of Los Osos, CA · 14573 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.710 km W of Los Osos, California · 14573 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14572 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.39 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14570 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.326 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14569 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.815km WNW of Simmler, CA · 14567 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 14566 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.86 km NNW of Greenfield, California · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 14565 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14563 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14562 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.221 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14562 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14561 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.510 km NNE of Cayucos, California · 14561 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 14561 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 3.110 km SSW of Huron, California · 14559 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.910 km SSW of Huron, California · 14559 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.910 km SW of Huron, California · 14559 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.726 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14559 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.63 km SE of San Ardo, California · 14559 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14558 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.522 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14558 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 14558 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14556 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.28 km SW of Huron, California · 14555 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 14554 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14554 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.85 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14553 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 1.616 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14597 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 14597 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14598 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 14598 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14598 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14598 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14598 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.829 km ESE of Santa Margarita, California · 14600 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.96 km W of Los Osos, California · 14600 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.627 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14601 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14601 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.818 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14601 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.51 km S of Avenal, California · 14603 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.5Central California · 14605 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.612 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14605 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.023 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14605 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 14605 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 14605 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14606 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.014 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14606 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc85196. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.