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M1.6 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Fri, Jan 31, 1986, 2:22 AM PST (10:22 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 14 km N of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-31 10:22:48 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.562° N, 121.155° 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
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14849 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14849 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.63 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.515 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.722 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14849 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14849 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.85 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.75 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.89 km SW of Huron, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.83 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.019 km SSW of Volta, California · 14847 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.63 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.22 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.1Central California · 14846 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.5Central California · 14846 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.82 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14846 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14846 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14846 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14846 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.112 km E of Coalinga, California · 14846 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.311 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14846 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14846 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.75 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14846 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14846 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.96 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14846 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.85 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.91 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.13 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14844 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.75 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14844 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14844 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14844 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14843 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 14843 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 14842 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.823 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14842 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.337 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14842 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.715 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14842 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.05 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14850 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.74 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.73 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.88 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14851 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14851 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14851 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14851 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.34 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14851 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.512 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14851 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 14851 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.17 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14852 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14852 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc65342. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.