California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Soledad, California on Wed, Apr 16, 1986, 10:52 PM PST (06:52 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-04-17 06:52:18 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.568° N, 121.026° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14775 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14775 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.03 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14775 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14774 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14774 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.913 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14773 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14773 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.76 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14772 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.93 km SSE of Los Banos, California · 14772 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.05 km S of Gilroy, California · 14772 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14772 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.812 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 14772 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.220 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14771 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14771 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.723 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14771 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.56 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14771 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14771 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14771 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.25 km SSE of Huron, California · 14771 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14771 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14771 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 14771 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.94 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14771 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 3.010 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 14770 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.99 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14770 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14770 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14770 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14769 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.42 km E of San Ardo, California · 14769 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14769 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14769 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.05 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14768 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14768 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.84 km NW of Avenal, California · 14768 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.93 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14768 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14768 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14767 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.06 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14767 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.819 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14767 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14766 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14766 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14766 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14766 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.86 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14765 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.07 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 14765 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.515 km NE of Hollister, California · 14765 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14765 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.24 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14765 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14765 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.32 km E of San Ardo, California · 14764 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 3.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14764 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.81 km ENE of Del Monte Forest, California · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.129 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14764 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.75 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14764 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.75 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14764 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14764 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.67 km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 14764 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14763 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.611 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14763 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 2.218 km N of Coalinga, California · 14776 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.86 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14776 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.7Central California · 14776 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.210 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14777 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14777 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.3Central California · 14777 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.07 km E of Gilroy, California · 14777 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14777 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14778 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14778 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14778 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14778 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 14778 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14778 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14778 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14778 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14778 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14778 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14778 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14779 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc70485. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC.