California earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck in Central California on Sat, May 31, 1986, 11:49 PM PDT (06:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 24 km SSW of Big Sur, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-06-01 06:49:03 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.628° N, 121.236° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
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: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.85 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14730 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.713 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14729 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14729 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14729 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14729 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.129 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14728 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.315 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14728 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 3.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14728 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14728 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14728 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14728 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.720 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14728 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14728 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14728 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14728 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14728 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14728 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14728 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14727 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14727 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 3.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14727 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14727 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14727 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.221 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.64 km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 14726 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14726 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.58 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14726 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14726 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14726 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.819 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14726 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14726 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14726 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.98 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14726 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 3.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14726 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.2Central California · 14726 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14726 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14726 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.28 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14725 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.923 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14725 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.212 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14725 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 14724 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.97 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.219 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73901 (also filed as usp0002unn). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC.