M1.9 earthquake 8 km SSW of Ridgemark, California
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Ridgemark, California on Sat, Jun 28, 1986, 9:26 PM PDT (04:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 24 km SSW of Big Sur, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-06-29 04:26:38 UTC
- Depth
- 6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.745° N, 121.409° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 179 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14704 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14704 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.86 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.313 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14703 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14703 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.812 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14703 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14702 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.514 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14702 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14702 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14702 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.819 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14702 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14702 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14702 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.318 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14702 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.118 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14702 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.714 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14701 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.89 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14701 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.014 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14701 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14701 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14701 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.218 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14700 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14699 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.29 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14699 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.019 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14699 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14698 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.97 km E of East Foothills, California · 14698 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14698 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14698 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.610 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 14698 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14697 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.76 km NE of Hollister, California · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14697 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.72 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14696 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14696 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.818 km SSW of Volta, California · 14696 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.424 km SSW of Big Sur, California · 14695 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.024 km S of Big Sur, California · 14695 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.420 km S of Big Sur, California · 14695 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.220 km S of Big Sur, California · 14695 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.220 km S of Big Sur, California · 14695 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.118 km S of Big Sur, California · 14695 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.520 km S of Big Sur, California · 14695 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.920 km S of Big Sur, California · 14695 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14695 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14695 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.319 km S of Big Sur, California · 14695 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14695 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.320 km S of Big Sur, California · 14694 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.319 km S of Big Sur, California · 14694 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.818 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14694 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.822 km S of Big Sur, California · 14694 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.2Central California · 14694 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 14694 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14693 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.120 km S of Big Sur, California · 14693 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.719 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 14693 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14693 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14693 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.121 km S of Big Sur, California · 14693 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.920 km S of Big Sur, California · 14693 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
The first 60 of 176.
Before
- 1.921 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14705 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14705 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14705 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.318 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14705 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14705 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14706 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.812 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14707 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.516 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14707 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14707 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.76 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14707 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14707 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.518 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14708 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.118 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14708 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.410 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14708 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.79 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14708 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14708 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14709 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.019 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14709 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.25 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14709 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14710 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
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