California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Mon, May 19, 1986, 9:44 AM PDT (16:44 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1986-05-19 16:44:19 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.596° N, 121.197° 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
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
23

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 125 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.317 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 14743 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.117 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14743 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.818 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.315 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14743 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14743 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14742 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.713 km SW of Soledad, California · 14742 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14742 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14742 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.5Central California · 14742 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14740 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14739 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14738 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.512 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14738 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14738 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 3.12 km N of Moss Landing, California · 14738 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.18 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14738 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.48 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14738 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.86 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14738 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.56 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14738 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.96 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14737 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.66 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14737 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.06 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14737 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14737 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14737 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14737 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.514 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14737 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.86 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14736 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.96 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14736 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 14736 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 3.31 km W of Corralitos, California · 14736 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 3.03 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14736 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.65 km WNW of Spreckels, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.01 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 14735 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.015 km SW of Fairmead, California · 14735 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14734 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.92 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14733 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 3.16 km NE of Hollister, California · 14733 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.76 km NE of Hollister, California · 14733 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.84 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.611 km E of East Foothills, California · 14733 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14732 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 3.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 4.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14744 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.04 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14745 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14745 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14746 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.021 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14747 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14747 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.813 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14748 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14748 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14748 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 14749 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14749 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 14749 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.110 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14749 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14750 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.55 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14750 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.26 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.94 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14751 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14751 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc72971. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:21 AM UTC.