California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Sat, Apr 19, 1986, 2:10 PM PST (22:10 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 10 km NE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-04-19 22:10:22 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.596° N, 121.201° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14733 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14732 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.512 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14731 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.12 km N of Moss Landing, California · 14731 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.18 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.48 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.86 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14730 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.56 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14730 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.96 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14730 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.66 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14730 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.06 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14730 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.514 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14729 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.86 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14729 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.96 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14729 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 14729 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 3.31 km W of Corralitos, California · 14729 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 3.03 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14729 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14728 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.65 km WNW of Spreckels, California · 14728 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.01 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 14728 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.015 km SW of Fairmead, California · 14728 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.92 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14726 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14726 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 3.16 km NE of Hollister, California · 14726 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.76 km NE of Hollister, California · 14726 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.84 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14726 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.611 km E of East Foothills, California · 14725 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14725 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 3.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 4.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.219 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc70656. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.