California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 20 km NW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Coalinga, California on Mon, Apr 21, 1986, 9:38 AM PST (17:38 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-04-21 17:38:16 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.281° N, 120.504° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14776 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.723 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14776 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.56 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14776 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.814 km SE of Parkfield, California · 14776 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14776 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14776 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.25 km SSE of Huron, California · 14776 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14776 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14775 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 14775 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.99 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14775 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14775 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14775 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14774 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.42 km E of San Ardo, California · 14774 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14774 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.05 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14773 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14773 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.84 km NW of Avenal, California · 14773 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.93 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14773 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14773 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14772 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14771 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14771 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14771 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14771 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.24 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14769 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14769 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.32 km E of San Ardo, California · 14769 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 3.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14769 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.129 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14769 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.75 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14769 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.75 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14769 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14769 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.67 km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 14768 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14768 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.611 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14768 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14768 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.05 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14768 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14768 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14767 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14767 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.46 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14767 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.26 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14767 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.84 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14766 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.3Central California · 14765 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14765 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14764 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14764 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.75 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14764 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14764 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.025 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14764 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14764 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.01 km E of San Ardo, California · 14764 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14763 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.06 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14762 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.56 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14762 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14762 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.98 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14761 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.922 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14761 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.812 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 14777 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14777 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.93 km SSE of Los Banos, California · 14777 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14778 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.913 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14778 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14779 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14779 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14780 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14780 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14781 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.218 km N of Coalinga, California · 14781 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.7Central California · 14781 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.59 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 14781 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.210 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14782 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14782 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.3Central California · 14782 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14782 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14783 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14783 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14783 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc70853. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.