California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 16 km NW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Coalinga, California on Wed, Apr 9, 1986, 12:10 PM PST (20:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 5 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-04-09 20:10:38 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.257° N, 120.468° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14757 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14757 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.32 km E of San Ardo, California · 14757 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14757 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.129 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14757 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.75 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14757 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.75 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14757 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14757 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.67 km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 14756 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14756 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.611 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14756 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14756 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.05 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14756 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14756 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14755 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14755 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.46 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14755 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.26 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14755 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.84 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.3Central California · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14753 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14753 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.75 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14752 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.025 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14752 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.01 km E of San Ardo, California · 14752 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14751 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.98 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14749 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.922 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14749 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14749 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.54 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14749 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14749 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14749 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 14749 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.57 km N of Avenal, California · 14749 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14748 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14748 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14748 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.75 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14748 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14748 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 3.05 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14747 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14746 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.85 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14746 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 14745 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14745 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14745 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14744 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14744 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14744 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 3.26 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14743 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.55 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14743 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 14743 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14742 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 14742 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.110 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14742 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 14742 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.37 km NE of Avenal, California · 14742 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc69873. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.