California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27 km ENE of Soledad, California on Mon, Mar 31, 1986, 12:03 PM PST (20:03 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 11 km S of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-03-31 20:03:23 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.557° N, 121.070° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14771 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14771 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14770 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14770 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.07 km E of Gilroy, California · 14770 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.3Central California · 14770 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14770 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.210 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14770 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.7Central California · 14769 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.86 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14769 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.218 km N of Coalinga, California · 14769 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14769 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14768 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14768 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.03 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14768 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14767 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14767 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.913 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14766 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14766 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14766 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.76 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14765 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.93 km SSE of Los Banos, California · 14765 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.05 km S of Gilroy, California · 14765 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14765 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.812 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 14765 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.220 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14764 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14764 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.723 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14764 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.56 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14764 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14764 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14764 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.25 km SSE of Huron, California · 14764 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14764 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14763 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 14763 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.94 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14763 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 3.010 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 14763 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.99 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14763 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14763 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14763 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14762 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.42 km E of San Ardo, California · 14762 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14762 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14762 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.05 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14761 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14761 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14761 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14760 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.06 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14760 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.819 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14760 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14759 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14759 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14759 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14759 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.86 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14758 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.07 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 14758 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.515 km NE of Hollister, California · 14758 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14758 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.24 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14757 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14757 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 192.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc71850. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.