California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 27 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 27 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Jan 6, 1986, 1:57 AM PST (09:57 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 9 km SW of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-06 09:57:19 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.561° N, 121.076° 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
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km SW of Huron, California · 14843 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.83 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.019 km SSW of Volta, California · 14843 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.63 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.22 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.1Central California · 14842 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.5Central California · 14842 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.82 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.112 km E of Coalinga, California · 14842 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.311 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14842 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14841 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.75 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.96 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.85 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.91 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14841 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.13 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.75 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14839 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14839 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14838 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14838 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 14838 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 14838 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.823 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14838 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.337 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14838 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.715 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14838 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14838 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.111 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14837 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.58 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14837 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14836 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.74 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14836 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.94 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14836 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14836 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.53 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14836 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14836 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14836 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.92 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14836 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.635 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14836 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14835 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 14835 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14835 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.618 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14835 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14835 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.06 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14835 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc62921. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC.