California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 20 km S of Big Sur, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 20 km S of Big Sur, California on Tue, Jul 22, 1986, 3:37 AM PDT (10:37 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 22 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-22 10:37:05 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.086° N, 121.843° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
229°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14679 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14679 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.96 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14677 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14677 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14677 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14677 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14676 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.84 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14676 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14676 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.46 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14676 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.65 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14676 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.16 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14676 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.84 km SW of Gonzales, California · 14676 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.67 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14676 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.85 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14676 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.65 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14676 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14676 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14674 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14673 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14673 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.624 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14673 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14673 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14672 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.22 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 14671 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.614 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14671 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14671 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14669 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.89 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14669 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.69 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14669 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.96 km S of Big Sur, California · 14668 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 3.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14667 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14667 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14666 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.3Central California · 14666 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14666 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.818 km S of Big Sur, California · 14665 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14665 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14665 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14665 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.87 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14665 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.35 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.923 km NE of King City, California · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 3.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14664 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.65 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14663 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.95 km SW of Gonzales, California · 14663 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.64 km SW of Gonzales, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 2.810 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14679 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14679 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.534 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14680 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.121 km S of Big Sur, California · 14681 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14681 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14682 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14682 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.74 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14682 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.63 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14682 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14682 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.54 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14683 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14683 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14683 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.217 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14683 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14683 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.918 km S of Big Sur, California · 14685 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14685 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.820 km S of Big Sur, California · 14685 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.21 km E of Aromas, California · 14685 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc92012. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.