California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Oct 14, 1986, 1:19 PM PDT (20:19 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 5 km ENE of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-14 20:19:42 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.553° N, 121.144° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
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: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14587 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.65 km NE of Hollister, California · 14587 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.05 km WSW of Salinas, California · 14587 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.627 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14586 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14586 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.86 km NE of Hollister, California · 14585 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.86 km NE of Hollister, California · 14585 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14585 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14585 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14585 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14585 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.55 km NE of Hollister, California · 14585 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14585 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14585 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.76 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14585 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.67 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14585 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14585 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.832 km W of Lockwood, California · 14584 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.126 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14584 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.76 km NE of Hollister, California · 14584 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.95 km WNW of Tranquillity, California · 14584 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.1Central California · 14584 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.58 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14584 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.611 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 14583 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.733 km WNW of Lockwood, California · 14583 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14582 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.57 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14582 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14582 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 3.34 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14581 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14581 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.522 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14580 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.825 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14580 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14580 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.9Central California · 14579 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14579 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.419 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14579 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.519 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14579 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.120 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14579 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.76 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14579 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.612 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14578 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.96 km N of Coalinga, California · 14578 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14577 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14577 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.511 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14577 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.511 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14577 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.68 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14577 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.214 km WNW of Huron, California · 14577 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.88 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14577 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14576 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 3.69 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14575 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.019 km S of Big Sur, California · 14575 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.54 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14574 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 3.12 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14572 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.87 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.97 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14571 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14571 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 3.55 km S of Gilroy, California · 14571 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.82 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14570 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.728 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.55 km S of Gilroy, California · 14570 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 2.3Central California · 14588 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.922 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14588 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.110 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 14588 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14588 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.36 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14588 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14588 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14589 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14590 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc85689. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.