California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Soledad, California on Fri, Jul 25, 1986, 1:36 AM PDT (08:36 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1986-07-25 08:36:09 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.589° N, 121.195° 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
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14676 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14676 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14676 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.84 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14676 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14676 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.46 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14676 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.65 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14676 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.16 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14676 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.84 km SW of Gonzales, California · 14676 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.67 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14676 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.85 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14676 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.65 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14676 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14675 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.926 km W of Volta, California · 14674 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14674 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14673 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14673 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14673 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.624 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14673 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14672 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.211 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14672 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14672 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14672 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.16 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14671 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.22 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 14671 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.614 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14671 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14671 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.98 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 14670 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14669 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.89 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14669 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.69 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14669 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.96 km S of Big Sur, California · 14668 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 3.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14667 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14667 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14667 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14666 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 2.3Central California · 14666 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.99 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14666 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14666 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.17 km S of Davenport, California · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.818 km S of Big Sur, California · 14665 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14665 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14665 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14665 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.87 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.35 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.923 km NE of King City, California · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.68 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 3.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

  1. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14677 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14677 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.96 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14677 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.610 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14677 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.916 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14678 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.014 km SW of Mendota, California · 14678 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14679 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.810 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14679 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.420 km S of Big Sur, California · 14679 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.810 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14679 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14679 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 14680 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.534 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14680 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.121 km S of Big Sur, California · 14680 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14681 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14681 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.74 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc77256. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:43 PM UTC.