California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Thu, Mar 6, 1986, 6:21 AM PST (14:21 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 5 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-03-06 14:21:08 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.600° N, 121.202° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 164 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14817 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14816 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14816 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14816 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14816 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.17 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14815 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.59 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14815 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.35 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14815 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.18 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14815 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14815 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14815 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14815 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14815 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14814 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14814 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.29 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14813 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14813 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14813 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14813 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14813 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14813 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14812 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14811 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.71 km S of Ridgemark, California · 14811 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.61 km S of Ridgemark, California · 14811 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14810 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 3.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14810 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.310 km E of Coalinga, California · 14810 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14810 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.69 km E of San Martin, California · 14810 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.74 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14810 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14809 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14809 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.0Central California · 14809 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 14809 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.76 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14809 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14808 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.722 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14808 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14808 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.828 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 14808 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.015 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14808 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14807 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.8Central California · 14807 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.64 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14806 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.620 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14806 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.020 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14806 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.118 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14806 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14806 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.61 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14805 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.79 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14804 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14804 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14803 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 3.018 km SSW of Volta, California · 14802 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.113 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14802 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.919 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14801 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.98 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 14801 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.75 km NE of Hollister, California · 14801 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14801 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 14817 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14817 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14818 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14818 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14818 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.34 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14819 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.94 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14819 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.919 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14819 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14819 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.58 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14819 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14819 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14819 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.24 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14819 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.61 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14820 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 3.25 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14820 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.717 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14820 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.36 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14820 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.73 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14821 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.63 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14821 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.63 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14821 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc67650. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.