California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Jan 13, 1986, 11:37 PM PST (07:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 3 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-14 07:37:16 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.576° N, 121.171° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.619 km E of San Ardo, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14867 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14867 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.94 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14866 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14865 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 14865 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 14865 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 14865 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14865 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 3.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14865 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.36 km NE of Aromas, California · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14865 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.610 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14865 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14864 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.15 km S of Gilroy, California · 14864 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14864 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 14864 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14864 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.76 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14861 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14861 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.722 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14860 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.32 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14860 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14860 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14859 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14859 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14858 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14858 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14858 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.19 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.59 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14856 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 5.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14856 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 3.23 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14856 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14856 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14856 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14856 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.13 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14856 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14856 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 4.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 3.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14869 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.82 km SSW of Morgan Hill, California · 14869 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.230 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.921 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 14870 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14870 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc63497. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC.