California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in Central California on Sun, Feb 23, 1986, 5:44 PM PST (01:44 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 14 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-24 01:44:25 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.001° N, 120.560° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14827 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14827 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.514 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14826 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.913 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14826 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.030 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14824 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.48 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 14824 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.827 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14821 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14820 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.717 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14819 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14818 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14818 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.87 km NE of Avenal, California · 14818 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.919 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14818 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.97 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14817 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14817 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.412 km NW of Avenal, California · 14817 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14817 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 14816 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14816 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14816 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14816 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14816 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14815 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.59 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14815 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.513 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14813 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14812 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14812 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14812 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14809 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 3.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14809 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.310 km E of Coalinga, California · 14809 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14809 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14809 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 14808 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.76 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 14808 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14808 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14808 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.828 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 14807 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.5Central California · 14806 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.319km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 14806 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.620 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14806 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.020 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14806 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.118 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14805 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.97 km S of Huron, California · 14803 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.919 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14801 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.98 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 14800 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14800 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.710 km NE of Avenal, California · 14800 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.110 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14800 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.919 km N of Coalinga, California · 14800 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.09 km NE of Avenal, California · 14799 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.69 km N of Avenal, California · 14799 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.89 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14799 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 14799 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.59 km NE of Avenal, California · 14799 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14799 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14798 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14798 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14797 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14828 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.72 km E of San Ardo, California · 14828 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.98 km N of Coalinga, California · 14828 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14829 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.910 km S of Huron, California · 14829 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14830 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.925 km NE of King City, California · 14830 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.113 km WNW of Templeton, California · 14831 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.011 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14831 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14831 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 14832 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14833 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.010km W of Alpaugh, CA · 14833 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14834 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.04 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14835 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 14835 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14835 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.131 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14835 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.030 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14835 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14836 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc66846 (also filed as ci116699). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC.