California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Tue, Nov 4, 1986, 10:36 AM PST (18:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 5 km NE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-04 18:36:48 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.601° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14567 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.07 km SSW of Chualar, California · 14567 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.67 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14566 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.99 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 14566 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14565 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.04 km NNE of Cantua Creek, California · 14565 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.76 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.86 km NNW of Greenfield, California · 14565 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.220 km SSW of Gonzales, California · 14565 days ago · 50 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.828 km NE of Soledad, California · 14565 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14564 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.919 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14564 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.63 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14564 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.14 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 14563 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14563 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.33 km SW of Communications Hill, California · 14563 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.96 km NE of Hollister, California · 14563 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.84 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14562 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14562 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14562 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.221 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14562 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14561 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.15 km SSE of Castroville, California · 14560 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 14560 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.7Central California · 14559 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.726 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14558 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.63 km SE of San Ardo, California · 14558 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.112 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14558 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14558 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14558 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.522 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14558 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 14558 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.119 km S of Big Sur, California · 14557 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14556 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14556 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 14556 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14555 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14553 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14553 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.85 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14553 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14552 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14550 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14550 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14550 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.33 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14549 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 3.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14547 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14547 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.97 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14546 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.55 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14546 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14545 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 14544 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 14544 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.95 km ESE of Aromas, California · 14544 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 2.516 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14542 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.25 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 2.326 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14568 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14569 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.920 km S of Big Sur, California · 14569 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.97 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14569 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.49 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.411 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.55 km S of Gilroy, California · 14570 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.728 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.82 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14570 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.55 km S of Gilroy, California · 14571 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14571 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.97 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14572 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc87263. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.