California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Soledad, California on Thu, Nov 13, 1986, 5:49 AM PST (13:49 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 7 km ENE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-13 13:49:09 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.523° N, 121.104° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14557 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.522 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14557 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 14557 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.119 km S of Big Sur, California · 14556 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14556 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14556 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14555 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.28 km SW of Huron, California · 14554 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14553 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14553 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.85 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14552 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14551 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14549 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14549 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14549 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.33 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14549 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14547 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14547 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.97 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14545 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.55 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.612 km WSW of Huron, California · 14545 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14545 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.310 km SSW of Huron, California · 14545 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 14544 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 14544 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.95 km ESE of Aromas, California · 14544 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.89 km SSW of Huron, California · 14543 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.8Central California · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.516 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14542 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.25 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14541 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14541 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14540 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.92 km E of San Ardo, California · 14539 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.73 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14539 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14538 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 3.110 km SSW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.311 km SSW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14538 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.922 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14537 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.415 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14537 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14537 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.015 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14537 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.87 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14537 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14536 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14535 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 1.88 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14535 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 14535 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.98 km WSW of Avenal, California · 14535 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.613 km WSW of Avenal, California · 14535 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.66 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14534 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.325 km NE of Soledad, California · 14534 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 2.112 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14558 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.63 km SE of San Ardo, California · 14558 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.726 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14558 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.910 km SW of Huron, California · 14558 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.910 km SSW of Huron, California · 14558 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.110 km SSW of Huron, California · 14558 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.7Central California · 14559 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 14560 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.15 km SSE of Castroville, California · 14560 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14560 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14560 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14561 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.221 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14561 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14561 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14561 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.84 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14562 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.96 km NE of Hollister, California · 14562 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14562 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc87886. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.