California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Soledad, California on Fri, May 30, 1986, 6:26 PM PDT (01:26 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-05-31 01:26:04 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.517° N, 121.100° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 4.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.610 km SW of Huron, California · 14733 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.219 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.97 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14733 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 3.6Central California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 3.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.85 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14732 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14732 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14732 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14731 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.129 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.315 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14731 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 3.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.720 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14734 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14734 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.78 km SW of Huron, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.84 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.76 km NE of Hollister, California · 14735 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.16 km NE of Hollister, California · 14735 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.92 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14735 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.015 km SW of Fairmead, California · 14737 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.65 km WNW of Spreckels, California · 14737 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14737 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14738 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.03 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14738 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 3.31 km W of Corralitos, California · 14738 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 14738 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.96 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14738 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.86 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14738 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.514 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14738 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14738 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1138564. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:27 PM UTC.