California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Mon, Feb 3, 1986, 6:02 PM PST (02:02 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 15 km E of Seven Trees, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-04 02:02:46 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.598° N, 121.197° 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
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.96 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.85 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14846 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.91 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14846 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.13 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14846 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14846 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14846 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.75 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14845 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14844 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14844 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14844 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 14844 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 14844 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.823 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.337 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14844 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.715 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14843 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.111 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14843 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.58 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14843 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.74 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.94 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.53 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.92 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.635 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14841 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 14841 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14841 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.618 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14841 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14841 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.06 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 3.111 km E of Coalinga, California · 14840 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.832 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14840 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.515 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14840 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.74 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.75 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14840 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14840 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.723 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.09 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.34 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14839 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14839 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.14 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.814 km N of Coalinga, CA · 14839 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.82 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.5Central California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.1Central California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.22 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.63 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 3.019 km SSW of Volta, California · 14848 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.83 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.75 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.85 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc65577. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC.