California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km NE of Aromas, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Aromas, California on Fri, Jan 17, 1986, 11:28 AM PST (19:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 3 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-17 19:28:23 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.927° N, 121.586° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
75

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.610 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14866 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14866 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.15 km S of Gilroy, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.711 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14864 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.76 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14863 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14862 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.32 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14861 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14861 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14860 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14860 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14859 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.610 km SE of Livermore, California · 14859 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.0Northern California · 14859 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14859 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.19 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14858 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.59 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14858 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 5.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 3.23 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.13 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.43 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.44 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.73 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.94 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.03 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.04 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.75 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.74 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 3.24 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.54 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.34 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 3.04 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.65 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 4.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.94 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.73 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.816 km NW of Davenport, California · 14866 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14867 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 14867 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14867 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.94 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14867 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.64 km WSW of Cupertino, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc63826. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:12 PM UTC.