California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Mon, Aug 25, 1986, 2:25 AM PDT (09:25 UTC), 6 km (3 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
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-25 09:25:16 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.598° N, 121.204° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14645 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14645 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14642 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14642 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.84 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14641 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14641 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14641 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14641 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14641 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.715 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14640 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.09 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14640 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.412 km E of Cantua Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.012 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.513 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14640 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.32 km ESE of Aromas, California · 14639 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14639 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 14639 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.118 km WSW of Volta, California · 14638 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14638 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.924 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.111 km E of Cantua Creek, California · 14637 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 4.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14637 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.29 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14637 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.93 km WSW of Moss Landing, California · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.04 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14636 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14636 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14635 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.92 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14633 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.82 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14632 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.620 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.222 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14632 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.9Central California · 14631 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.811 km SW of Coalinga, California · 14631 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.68 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14631 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.91 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14631 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.325 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14630 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14630 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14630 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.88 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14630 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14629 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14629 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14629 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.011 km W of Huron, California · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14628 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14628 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.75 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 3.415 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14627 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.55 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.95 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14626 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.55 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 1.94 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14646 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 14646 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.927 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14647 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14647 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14648 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.925 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14648 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.726 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14648 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.225 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14648 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.76 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14648 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.53 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14648 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.914 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14648 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14648 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.59 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14648 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.528 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14649 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14650 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 3.27 km NE of San Martin, California · 14650 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.07 km NE of San Martin, California · 14650 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.67 km NE of San Martin, California · 14650 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.87 km NE of San Martin, California · 14650 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.87 km NE of San Martin, California · 14650 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc80097. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC.