California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km SW of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Soledad, California on Wed, May 21, 1986, 12:01 AM PDT (07:01 UTC), 6 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
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-21 07:01:16 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.355° N, 121.445° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
34

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 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14740 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14740 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14738 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14737 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14737 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.12 km N of Moss Landing, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.18 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.48 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.86 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14736 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.56 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14736 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.96 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14736 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.66 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14736 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.06 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14736 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14735 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.514 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14735 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.86 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14735 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.96 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14735 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 14735 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 3.31 km W of Corralitos, California · 14735 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.03 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14735 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14734 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.65 km WNW of Spreckels, California · 14734 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.92 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14732 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 3.16 km NE of Hollister, California · 14732 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.76 km NE of Hollister, California · 14732 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.84 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14731 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14731 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 3.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 4.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.219 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.97 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 14742 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.315 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14742 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.818 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 14742 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.117 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14742 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.317 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 14742 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14742 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.04 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14744 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14744 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14744 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.021 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14745 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 14746 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.736 km WSW of Del Monte Forest, California · 14746 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14747 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14747 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 14747 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14747 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 14748 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73069. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC.