California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in Central California on Tue, Jan 28, 1986, 12:02 PM PST (20:02 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 5 km NE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-28 20:02:33 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.808° N, 121.283° 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
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 189 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.115 km SE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 14854 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.610 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14853 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.23 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14853 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.0Central California · 14853 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.92 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14853 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14853 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14853 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.17 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14853 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.512 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14853 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.34 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14853 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14852 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14852 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14852 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.88 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14852 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14852 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.73 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14852 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14852 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14852 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.74 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14852 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14851 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14851 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14851 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.05 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14851 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14851 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14851 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14851 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14851 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14851 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14851 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14851 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.63 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14851 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.515 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14850 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.68 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.722 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14850 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14850 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 2.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.85 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.75 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.83 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14849 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 3.019 km SSW of Volta, California · 14848 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.63 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 2.22 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.1Central California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.5Central California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.82 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.75 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 1.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14854 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14854 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14854 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14854 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14854 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14854 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.89 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 14854 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.05 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14854 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.84 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14854 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14854 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.54 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14854 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.45 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14854 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14854 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14854 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14854 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14854 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.25 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14854 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14854 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14854 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14854 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc64755. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.