California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km NE of Soledad, California on Sat, Dec 13, 1986, 5:02 PM PST (01:02 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 22 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-14 01:02:08 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.568° N, 121.122° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14527 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.822 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14527 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.217 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.35 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14527 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.75 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.85 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14526 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14526 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.822 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14525 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.426 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14525 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14525 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14525 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.56 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14524 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14524 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.810 km SW of Huron, California · 14523 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.26 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14521 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14521 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.017 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14521 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14520 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14520 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.53 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14519 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.56 km NE of Hollister, California · 14519 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.02 km E of San Ardo, CA · 14518 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 14518 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.9Near the coast of Central California · 14518 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14517 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.54 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14516 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14516 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.412 km SW of Huron, California · 14515 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.35 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14515 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.96 km SSW of Huron, California · 14514 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.88 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14513 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14512 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.91 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14511 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14511 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14511 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 14510 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.512 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14510 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.01 km W of Hollister, California · 14510 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.42 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14510 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 14509 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.711 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14509 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.08 km N of Coalinga, California · 14509 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.33 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14508 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 14508 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.6Central California · 14508 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 14507 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 14507 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14507 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14506 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14506 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14506 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 14506 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.715 km N of Coalinga, California · 14505 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 14505 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14528 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.025 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14528 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14529 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.58 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14530 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.23 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.726 km W of Volta, California · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.69 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.934 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 14531 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc90145. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.