California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in Central California on Wed, Apr 16, 1986, 12:30 PM PST (20:30 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 24 km NNE of San Ardo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-04-16 20:30:23 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.571° N, 121.036° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14739 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14739 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.04 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14739 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14738 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.07 km N of Avenal, California · 14738 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14737 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.317 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 14737 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.117 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14737 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.818 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 14737 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.315 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14737 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 14737 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14736 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 14736 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14736 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.713 km SW of Soledad, California · 14735 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.5Central California · 14735 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14734 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14733 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 3.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 3.12 km N of Moss Landing, California · 14731 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.18 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.48 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14731 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.86 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14731 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.56 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14731 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.96 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14731 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.66 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14731 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.06 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14731 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.514 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.86 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14730 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.96 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14730 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 14730 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 3.31 km W of Corralitos, California · 14730 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 3.03 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14730 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 1.65 km WNW of Spreckels, California · 14729 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.015 km SW of Fairmead, California · 14729 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14728 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.92 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14727 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 3.16 km NE of Hollister, California · 14727 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.76 km NE of Hollister, California · 14727 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.84 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14727 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.78 km SW of Huron, California · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14726 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14726 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14726 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 3.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 4.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 195.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc70426. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.