California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Sep 30, 1986, 3:54 PM PDT (22:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km NE of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-30 22:54:35 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.542° N, 121.135° 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
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.818 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14606 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14606 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.49 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14606 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.627 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14606 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14605 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14603 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14603 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14603 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 14603 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14602 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.44 km E of Interlaken, California · 14602 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 14602 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.616 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14602 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.85 km S of Castroville, California · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14600 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.827 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14600 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14599 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14599 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14598 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14598 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14597 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.129 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14596 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14596 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14596 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14596 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14595 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14595 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14595 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14594 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14594 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.36 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14594 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14594 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.110 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 14594 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.922 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14594 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.3Central California · 14593 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14593 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.85 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14593 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.65 km NE of Hollister, California · 14593 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.05 km WSW of Salinas, California · 14592 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.627 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14592 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14591 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.86 km NE of Hollister, California · 14591 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.86 km NE of Hollister, California · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14591 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.55 km NE of Hollister, California · 14591 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14591 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14591 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.76 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14590 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.67 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14590 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14590 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.832 km W of Lockwood, California · 14590 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.126 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.76 km NE of Hollister, California · 14590 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.95 km WNW of Tranquillity, California · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.1Central California · 14589 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.58 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14589 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.823 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14607 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.68 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14608 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.116 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14608 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.021 km SSW of Big Sur, California · 14608 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.42 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14609 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.82 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14609 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.8Central California · 14609 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.59 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14610 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.5Central California · 14610 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.612 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14610 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.48 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14610 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.023 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 14610 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14611 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14611 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.815 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14611 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14611 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.014 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14611 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14611 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc84331. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.