M1.5 earthquake 30 km ENE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.5 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Apr 18, 1986, 10:37 PM PST

UTC

1986-04-19 06:37:15 UTC

Depth

7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.573° N, 121.035° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

73°

Stations used

25

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast31 kmENE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast57 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast378 kmNW

After

1. 1.913 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 19, 11:10 AM PST · 14773 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
2. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Apr 19, 2:10 PM PST · 14773 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
3. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Apr 19, 10:46 PM PST · 14773 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
4. 1.76 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Apr 20, 6:39 AM PST · 14773 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
5. 1.93 km SSE of Los Banos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 20, 1:25 PM PST · 14772 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
6. 2.05 km S of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Apr 20, 4:37 PM PST · 14772 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
7. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 20, 7:05 PM PST · 14772 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
8. 1.812 km SSE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Apr 20, 11:15 PM PST · 14772 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
9. 2.220 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Apr 21, 9:38 AM PST · 14772 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
10. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 21, 4:32 PM PST · 14771 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
11. 1.723 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Apr 21, 4:49 PM PST · 14771 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
12. 1.56 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaMon, Apr 21, 6:10 PM PST · 14771 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
13. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 21, 9:04 PM PST · 14771 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
14. 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Apr 21, 10:21 PM PST · 14771 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
15. 2.25 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Apr 22, 12:15 AM PST · 14771 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Apr 22, 12:24 AM PST · 14771 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
17. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Apr 22, 3:49 AM PST · 14771 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
18. 2.08 km S of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Apr 22, 4:10 AM PST · 14771 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.94 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Apr 22, 4:18 AM PST · 14771 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
20. 3.010 km WSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Apr 22, 9:47 AM PST · 14771 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
21. 1.99 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Apr 22, 11:23 AM PST · 14770 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
22. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Apr 22, 11:30 AM PST · 14770 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
23. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Apr 22, 5:10 PM PST · 14770 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
24. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Apr 23, 9:10 AM PST · 14770 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
25. 2.42 km E of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Apr 23, 9:23 AM PST · 14770 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
26. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Apr 23, 1:27 PM PST · 14769 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
27. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Apr 23, 7:25 PM PST · 14769 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
28. 2.05 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 24, 5:57 AM PST · 14769 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
29. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 24, 8:20 AM PST · 14769 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
30. 1.84 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Apr 24, 8:21 PM PST · 14768 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
31. 1.93 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Apr 24, 8:22 PM PST · 14768 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
32. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Apr 25, 12:23 AM PST · 14768 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
33. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Apr 25, 11:45 AM PST · 14767 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
34. 2.06 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaFri, Apr 25, 6:58 PM PST · 14767 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
35. 1.819 km NE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Apr 25, 10:21 PM PST · 14767 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
36. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 26, 12:36 PM PST · 14766 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
37. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Apr 26, 12:44 PM PST · 14766 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
38. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Apr 26, 1:26 PM PST · 14766 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
39. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 26, 7:02 PM PST · 14766 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
40. 1.86 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaSun, Apr 27, 6:07 AM PDT · 14766 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
41. 2.07 km ESE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaSun, Apr 27, 1:13 PM PDT · 14765 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
42. 1.515 km NE of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Apr 27, 2:07 PM PDT · 14765 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
43. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Apr 27, 5:07 PM PDT · 14765 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
44. 2.24 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 4:31 AM PDT · 14765 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
45. 1.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 4:31 AM PDT · 14765 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
46. 2.32 km E of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 9:03 AM PDT · 14765 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
47. 3.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 3:18 PM PDT · 14764 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
48. 1.81 km ENE of Del Monte Forest, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 4:50 PM PDT · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
49. 2.129 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 5:28 PM PDT · 14764 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
50. 1.75 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 8:13 PM PDT · 14764 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
51. 1.75 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 10:23 PM PDT · 14764 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
52. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 11:39 PM PDT · 14764 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
53. 1.67 km NE of Ridgemark, CATue, Apr 29, 5:09 AM PDT · 14764 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
54. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Apr 29, 7:40 AM PDT · 14764 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
55. 1.611 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Apr 29, 9:03 AM PDT · 14764 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
56. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Apr 29, 4:00 PM PDT · 14763 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
57. 2.05 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Apr 29, 11:12 PM PDT · 14763 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
58. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 1:37 AM PDT · 14763 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
59. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 7:59 AM PDT · 14763 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
60. 2.46 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, May 1, 12:17 AM PDT · 14762 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

1. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Apr 18, 3:06 PM PST · 14774 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
2. 3.03 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Apr 17, 10:21 PM PST · 14775 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
3. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 17, 5:11 PM PST · 14775 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
4. 1.99 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Apr 17, 7:10 AM PST · 14776 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
5. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Apr 16, 10:52 PM PST · 14776 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.218 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Apr 16, 10:04 PM PST · 14776 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
7. 1.86 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Apr 16, 3:45 PM PST · 14776 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
8. 2.7Central CaliforniaWed, Apr 16, 12:30 PM PST · 14776 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
9. 2.210 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Apr 15, 11:50 PM PST · 14777 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
10. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Apr 15, 8:46 PM PST · 14777 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
11. 2.3Central CaliforniaTue, Apr 15, 8:46 PM PST · 14777 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
12. 2.07 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Apr 15, 8:06 AM PST · 14778 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
13. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Apr 15, 5:02 AM PST · 14778 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
14. 2.910 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Apr 15, 2:09 AM PST · 14778 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
15. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Apr 15, 1:42 AM PST · 14778 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
16. 3.611 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Apr 15, 1:25 AM PST · 14778 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
17. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 14, 11:17 PM PST · 14778 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
18. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Apr 14, 7:15 PM PST · 14778 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
19. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 14, 3:44 PM PST · 14778 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
20. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 14, 3:30 PM PST · 14778 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc70620. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:35 AM UTC.