California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, May 5, 1986, 8:14 PM PDT (03:14 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-06 03:14:14 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.574° N, 121.171° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
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: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.922 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14755 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14754 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.54 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14754 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14754 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 14754 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.69 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 14754 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14754 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14754 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.75 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14754 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.839 km W of Lockwood, California · 14754 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.26 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14753 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.05 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14753 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14753 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.78 km E of San Martin, California · 14752 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.08 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14752 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.85 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14751 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.57 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14751 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.48 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14750 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14750 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14750 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.94 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14749 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14749 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 3.26 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14748 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.55 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14748 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14748 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.110 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 14747 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14747 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 14747 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14746 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14746 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.110 km WSW of Huron, California · 14746 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 14745 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14745 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.021 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14745 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14744 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14743 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.04 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14743 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14742 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.317 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 14742 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.117 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14742 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.818 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 14741 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.315 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14741 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 3.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 14741 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14740 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.713 km SW of Soledad, California · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.56 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14755 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.06 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14755 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14756 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.01 km E of San Ardo, California · 14757 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14757 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.025 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14757 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14757 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.75 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14758 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14758 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14758 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.713 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14758 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.441 km W of Lockwood, California · 14758 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14758 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14759 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.042 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14759 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.3Central California · 14759 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.84 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14759 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.26 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14760 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.46 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14760 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14761 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc71998. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:21 AM UTC.