California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Jul 6, 1986, 10:09 AM PDT (17:09 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 24 km SSW of Big Sur, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-06 17:09:04 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.559° N, 121.157° 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
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 123 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14696 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.72 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14695 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14695 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.818 km SSW of Volta, California · 14695 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.424 km SSW of Big Sur, California · 14695 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.024 km S of Big Sur, California · 14695 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.420 km S of Big Sur, California · 14695 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.220 km S of Big Sur, California · 14695 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.220 km S of Big Sur, California · 14695 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.118 km S of Big Sur, California · 14695 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.520 km S of Big Sur, California · 14695 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.920 km S of Big Sur, California · 14694 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14694 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14694 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.319 km S of Big Sur, California · 14694 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14694 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.320 km S of Big Sur, California · 14693 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.319 km S of Big Sur, California · 14693 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.822 km S of Big Sur, California · 14693 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.2Central California · 14693 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 14693 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14693 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.120 km S of Big Sur, California · 14692 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.719 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 14692 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14692 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.121 km S of Big Sur, California · 14692 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.920 km S of Big Sur, California · 14692 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.320 km S of Big Sur, California · 14692 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.65 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14692 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14691 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.5Central California · 14691 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.83 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14691 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.92 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14691 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14691 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.618 km NW of Huron, California · 14691 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.920 km S of Big Sur, California · 14690 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14690 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 3.1Central California · 14690 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14690 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.221 km SSW of Big Sur, California · 14690 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.820 km S of Big Sur, California · 14690 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.818 km S of Big Sur, California · 14690 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.019 km S of Big Sur, California · 14690 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14690 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.636 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14689 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14689 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14689 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.817 km S of Big Sur, California · 14689 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14688 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.819 km S of Big Sur, California · 14688 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14688 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14687 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.57 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14687 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.28 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14686 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.17 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14686 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.21 km E of Aromas, California · 14686 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 3.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14686 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.820 km S of Big Sur, California · 14686 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.76 km NE of Hollister, California · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.610 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 14697 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14697 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14697 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14698 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.019 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14698 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14699 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14700 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14700 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.617 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14701 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14701 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14701 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14701 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14701 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.812 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14702 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14702 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.313 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14703 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.320 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14703 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14703 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75927. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC.