California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 25 km WSW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Coalinga, California on Sat, May 3, 1986, 1:30 PM PDT (20:30 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-05-03 20:30:56 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.067° N, 120.625° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
33

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 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14762 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.01 km E of San Ardo, California · 14762 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14761 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14760 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.98 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14759 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.922 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14759 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14759 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.54 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14759 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14759 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 14759 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.57 km N of Avenal, California · 14759 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14758 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14758 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.75 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14758 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.839 km W of Lockwood, California · 14758 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14758 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.05 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14757 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14756 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.85 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14756 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 14755 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14755 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14755 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14755 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14754 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.55 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14753 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 14753 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14752 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.110 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14752 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 14752 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.37 km NE of Avenal, California · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14751 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 14751 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14751 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.110 km WSW of Huron, California · 14750 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 14750 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14750 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.021 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.76 km SW of Templeton, California · 14749 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.05 km NNW of Avila Beach, California · 14748 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.94 km NNW of Avila Beach, California · 14748 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14748 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.04 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14748 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14747 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.07 km N of Avenal, California · 14747 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14746 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.317 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 14746 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.117 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14746 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.818 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 14746 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.315 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14746 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 3.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 14746 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14746 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 14745 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14745 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.713 km SW of Soledad, California · 14745 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14744 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.5Central California · 14744 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.74 km NNW of Avila Beach, California · 14744 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14743 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.75 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14762 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.441 km W of Lockwood, California · 14763 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14763 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.042 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14763 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.84 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14764 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14765 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14766 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14766 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.611 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14766 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14766 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.129 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14767 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.32 km E of San Ardo, California · 14767 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14768 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.24 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14768 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14769 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14769 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14769 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14769 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14770 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14771 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc71886. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC.