California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Thu, Jan 16, 1986, 6:52 PM PST (02:52 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1986-01-17 02:52:36 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.546° N, 121.139° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 14867 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 14866 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 14866 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14866 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.36 km NE of Aromas, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.610 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14866 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14866 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.15 km S of Gilroy, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14865 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.76 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14862 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14862 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.722 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14861 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.32 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14861 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14860 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14860 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14860 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14859 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14859 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14859 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14858 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.19 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14858 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 5.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 3.23 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.13 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.43 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.44 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.73 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 2.94 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.03 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.04 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.75 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.74 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 3.24 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14867 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 14867 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.94 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14867 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14867 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14869 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.619 km E of San Ardo, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc63891. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC.