California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Sep 15, 1986, 12:26 PM PDT (19:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 24 km S of Big Sur, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-15 19:26:21 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.575° N, 121.171° 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
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14624 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14623 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14623 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.95 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14622 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.512 km E of Coalinga, California · 14622 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14622 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.2Central California · 14621 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.09 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14621 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.17 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14621 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14620 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14618 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14617 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 3.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14617 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.29 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14616 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14616 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14616 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 3.724 km S of Big Sur, California · 14616 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.422 km S of Big Sur, California · 14616 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.918 km S of Big Sur, California · 14616 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.819 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14616 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.822 km S of Big Sur, California · 14615 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.39 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14615 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.73 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14614 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14614 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.25 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14614 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.68 km NE of San Simeon, California · 14614 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14613 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.014 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14613 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14613 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.815 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14613 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14613 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14612 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 14612 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.023 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.48 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14612 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.612 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14612 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.59 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14612 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.8Central California · 14611 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.82 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14611 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.42 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14611 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.021 km SSW of Big Sur, California · 14610 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 3.116 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14610 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.68 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14610 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.823 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14609 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14609 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.818 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14608 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14608 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.49 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14608 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.627 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14607 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14607 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14605 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14605 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14605 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 14605 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14604 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 3.44 km E of Interlaken, California · 14604 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 14603 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 1.821 km S of Big Sur, California · 14624 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.54 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14625 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.14 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14625 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.45 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14626 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.85 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.25 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14626 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.35 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.75 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.55 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14626 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.95 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.55 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.415 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14627 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.75 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14628 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14629 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.011 km W of Huron, California · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc82601. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC.