California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 25 km WNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 25 km WNW of Coalinga, California on Thu, Apr 10, 1986, 3:30 PM PST (23:30 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-04-10 23:30:24 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.194° N, 120.638° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14785 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.52 km SSE of Ridgemark, California · 14785 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.96 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14784 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.313 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14784 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.33 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14783 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14783 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14782 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14781 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14781 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14781 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14781 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 14781 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14781 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14781 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14781 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14781 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14781 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.3Central California · 14780 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14780 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.210 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14780 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.59 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 14780 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.7Central California · 14779 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.218 km N of Coalinga, California · 14779 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14779 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14779 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14778 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14777 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14777 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.913 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14776 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14776 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.93 km SSE of Los Banos, California · 14775 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14775 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.812 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 14775 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.220 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14775 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14774 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.723 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14774 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.56 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14774 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.814 km SE of Parkfield, California · 14774 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14774 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14774 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.25 km SSE of Huron, California · 14774 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14774 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14774 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 14774 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 3.010 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 14774 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.99 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14773 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14773 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14773 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14773 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.42 km E of San Ardo, California · 14773 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14772 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.05 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14772 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14772 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.84 km NW of Avenal, California · 14771 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.93 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14771 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14771 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14770 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14769 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14769 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14769 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 2.816 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14786 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14786 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14788 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14788 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.84 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14790 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.015 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14790 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14790 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.712 km SW of Huron, California · 14790 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14790 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.33 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14791 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.028 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14791 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14792 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14792 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.022 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14792 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14792 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14792 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14793 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.65 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14793 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.87 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14794 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

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