California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Tue, Jul 22, 1986, 5:21 PM PDT (00:21 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km E of Seven Trees, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-23 00:21:26 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.510° N, 121.089° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
16

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 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km SW of Mendota, California · 14678 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.66 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14677 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14677 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.96 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14677 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14677 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14677 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14676 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14676 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.84 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14676 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14676 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.46 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14676 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.65 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14676 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.16 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14676 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.84 km SW of Gonzales, California · 14676 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.67 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14676 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.85 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.65 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14675 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.88 km S of Huron, California · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.00 km SSW of Parkfield, California · 14674 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.926 km W of Volta, California · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14673 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14673 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14673 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14673 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.624 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14672 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14672 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.211 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14672 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14672 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14672 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.16 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14671 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.22 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 14671 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.614 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14671 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14671 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.98 km W of Avenal, California · 14670 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.77 km W of Avenal, California · 14670 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14669 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.89 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14669 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.69 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14668 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.510 km WSW of Huron, California · 14668 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.96 km S of Big Sur, California · 14668 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 3.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14667 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14667 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14667 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14666 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.3Central California · 14666 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.99 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14666 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14666 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.55 km SE of Parkfield, California · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.818 km S of Big Sur, California · 14665 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14664 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.87 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.810 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14679 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.420 km S of Big Sur, California · 14679 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.810 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14679 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14679 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 14680 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.712 km SW of Huron, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.534 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14680 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.121 km S of Big Sur, California · 14680 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14681 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.74 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.63 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14682 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14682 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.54 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14682 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14682 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14682 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.217 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14682 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc77193. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC.