California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km SE of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Seven Trees, California on Tue, May 6, 1986, 6:13 PM PDT (01:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 15 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-07 01:13:19 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.233° N, 121.754° 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
±0.16
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: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14722 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14722 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.221 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.03 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14721 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.714 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14721 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.912 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14721 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.64 km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 14721 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.819 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.98 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14720 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.2Central California · 14720 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14720 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.28 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14719 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.212 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14719 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 14719 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.11 km NW of Hollister, California · 14718 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14718 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.612 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14718 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14718 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.95 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14718 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.817 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14718 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14717 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.95 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14717 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14717 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.64 km S of San Ramon, California · 14717 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.75 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14717 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.89 km W of Noe Valley, California · 14716 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14716 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.52 km W of Brentwood, California · 14716 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14716 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14716 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.64 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14716 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 3.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14715 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.613 km SSW of Pescadero, California · 14715 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14715 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14715 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 14714 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.08 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14714 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.14 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14714 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.111 km S of Pescadero, California · 14714 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14714 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc72073. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.