California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Soledad, California on Thu, Aug 21, 1986, 5:19 AM PDT (12:19 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1986-08-21 12:19:07 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.559° N, 121.057° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
17

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 124 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.61 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 14650 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.15 km S of Huron, California · 14649 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.914 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14649 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.53 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14649 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.76 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14649 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.225 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14649 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.726 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14649 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.925 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14649 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14649 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14648 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.927 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14648 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 14647 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.94 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14647 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14646 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.910 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14646 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14645 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14643 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14643 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.84 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14642 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.71 km W of Parkfield, California · 14642 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 3.31 km W of Parkfield, California · 14642 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14642 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14642 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14642 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14642 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.715 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14641 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.09 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14641 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.412 km E of Cantua Creek, California · 14641 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.012 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14641 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.513 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14641 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14640 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.32 km ESE of Aromas, California · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14640 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 14640 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.118 km WSW of Volta, California · 14639 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14639 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 14639 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.924 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.111 km E of Cantua Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 4.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14637 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.29 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14637 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.93 km WSW of Moss Landing, California · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.04 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14637 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14637 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.29 km SSW of Huron, California · 14636 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14636 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.92 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14634 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14633 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.82 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14633 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.620 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14633 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.222 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14633 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.9Central California · 14632 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.811 km SW of Coalinga, California · 14632 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.68 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14632 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.91 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14632 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.325 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14631 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14631 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14650 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.27 km NE of San Martin, California · 14651 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.07 km NE of San Martin, California · 14651 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.67 km NE of San Martin, California · 14651 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.87 km NE of San Martin, California · 14651 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.87 km NE of San Martin, California · 14651 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.27 km NE of San Martin, California · 14651 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.87 km NE of San Martin, California · 14651 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.37 km NE of San Martin, California · 14651 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.418 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14652 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 14653 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14653 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14653 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14654 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.613 km NNE of Parkfield, California · 14655 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14656 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.123 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14656 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14656 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14656 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 14657 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc79805. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:01 PM UTC.