California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, May 6, 1986, 5:38 PM PDT (00:38 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-07 00:38:41 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.540° N, 121.125° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 124 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 14754 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14753 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14753 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14753 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.75 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14753 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.839 km W of Lockwood, California · 14753 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14753 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.26 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14753 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.05 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14752 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.78 km E of San Martin, California · 14752 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.08 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14751 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.85 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14751 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.57 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14750 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.48 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14750 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14749 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14749 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14749 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.94 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14749 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14749 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 3.26 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14748 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.55 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14748 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.110 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 14747 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14746 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 14746 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14746 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14746 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.110 km WSW of Huron, California · 14745 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 14745 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14745 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.021 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14745 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14743 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.04 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14743 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14742 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.317 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 14741 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.117 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.818 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 14741 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.315 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14741 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 3.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 14741 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 14740 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14740 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.713 km SW of Soledad, California · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14739 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14739 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.5Central California · 14739 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14738 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14737 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 3.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14754 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.54 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14754 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14754 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.922 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14754 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.98 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14754 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14755 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.56 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14755 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.06 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14755 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14756 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.01 km E of San Ardo, California · 14757 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14757 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.025 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14757 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14757 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.75 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14757 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14757 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.713 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14758 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.441 km W of Lockwood, California · 14758 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14758 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc72072. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.