M1.5 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.5 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 2, 1986, 5:04 PM PST

UTC

1986-12-03 01:04:50 UTC

Depth

2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.535° N, 121.120° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

87°

Stations used

14

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmENE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast50 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast380 kmNW

After

1. 1.922 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Dec 3, 11:52 AM PST · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
2. 2.415 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Dec 3, 12:45 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 3, 1:53 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
4. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Dec 3, 1:57 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.015 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Dec 4, 9:29 AM PST · 14537 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.87 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Dec 4, 10:58 AM PST · 14537 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
7. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Dec 4, 5:29 PM PST · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
8. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Dec 4, 11:45 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Dec 5, 1:50 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.88 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Dec 5, 2:34 PM PST · 14536 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
11. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaFri, Dec 5, 8:45 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.613 km WSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 10:12 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
13. 1.66 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 8:37 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
14. 2.325 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 12:53 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
15. 2.132 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 12:54 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
16. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 3:25 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
17. 2.07 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 12:54 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
18. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 2:04 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
19. 1.59 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 9:09 PM PST · 14533 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
20. 2.08 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 8:37 AM PST · 14533 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
21. 2.112 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 9:41 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
22. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 9:45 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
23. 1.713 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 4:17 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
24. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 6:40 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
25. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 1:17 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
26. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 4:29 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
27. 1.511 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 11:27 PM PST · 14531 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
28. 2.038 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 1:43 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
29. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 1:59 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
30. 1.934 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 11:44 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
31. 1.69 km NNE of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 11:24 PM PST · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
32. 1.726 km W of Volta, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 2:27 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
33. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 3:52 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
34. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 5:38 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
35. 2.23 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 8:51 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
36. 1.58 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 11:36 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
37. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 8:46 PM PST · 14529 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
38. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 1:46 PM PST · 14529 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
39. 2.025 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 4:57 PM PST · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
40. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 4:46 AM PST · 14528 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
41. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 1:34 PM PST · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
42. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 5:02 PM PST · 14528 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
43. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 9:27 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
44. 1.822 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 9:28 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
45. 2.217 km S of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaSun, Dec 14, 6:14 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
46. 2.35 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Dec 14, 11:35 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
47. 1.75 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Dec 14, 4:07 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
48. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Dec 14, 5:32 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
49. 1.85 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Dec 14, 6:47 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
50. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Dec 15, 6:46 AM PST · 14526 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
51. 1.822 km SSW of Los Banos, CaliforniaMon, Dec 15, 8:28 PM PST · 14525 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
52. 2.426 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 7:57 AM PST · 14525 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
53. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 10:36 AM PST · 14525 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
54. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 16, 10:45 AM PST · 14525 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
55. 2.56 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 6:54 AM PST · 14524 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
56. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 11:04 AM PST · 14524 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
57. 1.810 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 1:01 PM PST · 14524 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
58. 2.26 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaFri, Dec 19, 7:11 PM PST · 14522 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
59. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 10:41 AM PST · 14521 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
60. 2.017 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 11:47 AM PST · 14521 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

1. 2.311 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 3:28 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
2. 3.110 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 3:09 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
3. 2.69 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 2:23 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
4. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 1:00 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 8:38 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
6. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 6:33 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
7. 1.73 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 3:31 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
8. 1.92 km E of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 3:02 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc89198. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.