California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, California on Fri, Oct 24, 1986, 7:16 PM PDT (02:16 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 14 km WNW of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-25 02:16:20 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.583° N, 121.179° 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
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14577 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.511 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14577 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.511 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14577 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.68 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14577 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.214 km WNW of Huron, California · 14577 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.88 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14577 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.511 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14577 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14576 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.69 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14576 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.019 km S of Big Sur, California · 14575 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.54 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14574 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.12 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14572 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.87 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14572 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.97 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14572 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14571 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.55 km S of Gilroy, California · 14571 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.82 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14571 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.728 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.55 km S of Gilroy, California · 14570 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 3.411 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.49 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.97 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14569 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.920 km S of Big Sur, California · 14569 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14569 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.326 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14568 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14567 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14567 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.07 km SSW of Chualar, California · 14567 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.67 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14567 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 14566 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.99 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 14566 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14565 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.04 km NNE of Cantua Creek, California · 14565 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.76 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.86 km NNW of Greenfield, California · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.220 km SSW of Gonzales, California · 14565 days ago · 50 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.828 km NE of Soledad, California · 14565 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14564 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.919 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14564 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 14564 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.63 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14564 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.14 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 14563 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14563 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.33 km SW of Communications Hill, California · 14563 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.96 km NE of Hollister, California · 14563 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.84 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14562 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14562 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14562 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.221 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14562 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14561 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.15 km SSE of Castroville, California · 14560 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 14560 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.7Central California · 14559 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.726 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14559 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.63 km SE of San Ardo, California · 14559 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.112 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14558 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.96 km N of Coalinga, California · 14578 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.612 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14578 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.76 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14579 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.120 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14579 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.519 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14579 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.419 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14579 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14579 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.9Central California · 14580 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14580 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.825 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14580 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.522 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14580 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14581 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc86458. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.