California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Fri, Jan 24, 1986, 11:02 AM PST (19:02 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 4 km NE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-24 19:02:08 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.581° N, 121.178° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
18

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. 2.14 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14832 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.814 km N of Coalinga, CA · 14832 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14832 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14832 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14832 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.76 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14832 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14832 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 14832 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.912 km WSW of Huron, California · 14832 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14832 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14831 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.61 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14831 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.24 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14831 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14831 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.95 km WSW of Fairmead, California · 14831 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14831 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14831 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14831 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14830 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.615 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14830 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.618 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14830 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14830 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 3.14 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14830 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14830 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.65 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14830 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14829 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.16 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14829 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.030 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14829 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.131 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14829 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14829 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14829 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 14829 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14829 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.85 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14829 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.54 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14828 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14828 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14828 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14827 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14827 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.613 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14827 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 14826 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14826 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.95 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14826 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14826 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.60 km NNW of Tres Pinos, California · 14826 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 3.14 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14826 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.14 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14826 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14825 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.66 km N of Tres Pinos, California · 14825 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.011 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14825 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 3.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14825 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14825 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.913 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14824 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.36 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14824 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.25 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 14824 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.45 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14824 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.925 km NE of King City, California · 14824 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.011 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14824 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.95 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14824 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc64385. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.