California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 24 km NE of Greenfield, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 24 km NE of Greenfield, California on Tue, Jan 28, 1986, 10:39 AM PST (18:39 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 12 km E of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-28 18:39:22 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.478° N, 121.056° 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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 14832 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.912 km WSW of Huron, California · 14832 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14832 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14832 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.61 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14832 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.24 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14831 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14831 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.95 km WSW of Fairmead, California · 14831 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14831 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14831 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14831 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14831 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.615 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14830 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14830 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.14 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14830 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14830 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.65 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14830 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14830 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.16 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14830 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.030 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.131 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14830 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 14830 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.04 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14829 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14829 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.85 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14829 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.54 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14829 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14829 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14829 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14828 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14827 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14827 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 14827 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.95 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14826 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14826 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.60 km NNW of Tres Pinos, California · 14826 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 3.14 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14826 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.14 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14826 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14826 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.66 km N of Tres Pinos, California · 14825 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.011 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14825 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 3.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14825 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14825 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.36 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14825 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 2.45 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14825 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.925 km NE of King City, California · 14824 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.011 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14824 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.95 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14824 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14824 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14824 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.72 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14824 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.96 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14824 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 2.0Central California · 14823 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.910 km S of Huron, California · 14823 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14823 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14822 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.98 km N of Coalinga, California · 14822 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.72 km E of San Ardo, California · 14822 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc64751. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.