California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km N of Coalinga, California on Tue, Dec 9, 1986, 6:40 AM PST (14:40 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 24 km NE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-09 14:40:46 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.275° N, 120.345° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14532 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.36 km N of Avenal, California · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.511 km SW of Huron, California · 14531 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.26 km N of Avenal, California · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.17 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.211 km SW of Stratford, California · 14530 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.69 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 14530 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.025 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14528 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 14527 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.75 km S of Huron, California · 14527 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14527 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.822 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14527 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.911 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 14527 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.217 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14526 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.822 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14525 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14525 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14525 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14524 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.810 km SW of Huron, California · 14524 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.74 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14523 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.818 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14521 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.820 km S of Avenal, California · 14521 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.017 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14521 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14521 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.017 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14521 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14520 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14520 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 14519 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.02 km E of San Ardo, CA · 14519 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 14518 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.918 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14518 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.220 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14518 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14517 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.54 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14517 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.96 km W of Kettleman City, California · 14516 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14516 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14516 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.412 km SW of Huron, California · 14515 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.78 km W of Atascadero, California · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.96 km SSW of Huron, California · 14514 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14512 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.28 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14512 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.91 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14511 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14511 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14511 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.88 km S of Huron, California · 14509 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.711 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14509 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.08 km N of Coalinga, California · 14509 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 1.713 km E of Coalinga, California · 14532 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.59 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14533 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.12 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14534 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14534 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.31 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.132 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14534 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.325 km NE of Soledad, California · 14534 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.68 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.613 km WSW of Avenal, California · 14535 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.98 km WSW of Avenal, California · 14535 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.211 km SSE of Huron, California · 14535 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.88 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14536 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14538 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.922 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14538 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.311 km SSW of Huron, California · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, California · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc89699 (also filed as ci714369). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.