California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 10 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Huron, California on Thu, May 15, 1986, 4:57 AM PDT (11:57 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 21 km ENE of Edna, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-15 11:57:27 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.151° N, 120.206° 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
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 14745 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14745 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.021 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14745 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.76 km SW of Templeton, California · 14744 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14742 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.07 km N of Avenal, California · 14742 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.317 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 14741 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.117 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 14741 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 14740 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14740 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.5Central California · 14739 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14738 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14737 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.48 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14735 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14735 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 14734 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.124km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 14734 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.015 km SW of Fairmead, California · 14733 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.78 km SW of Huron, California · 14731 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14730 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.56 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14729 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.610 km SW of Huron, California · 14729 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14728 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14728 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14727 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14727 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.58 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14725 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.923 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14724 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.37km NW of Delano, CA · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.51 km E of Avenal, California · 14724 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.84 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14723 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.87 km SW of Atascadero, California · 14723 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.718 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14722 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.810 km NE of Avenal, California · 14722 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.69 km SW of Huron, California · 14721 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.922 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14720 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.62 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14720 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 3.114 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 14719 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.913 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14719 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14718 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14717 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 14717 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.310 km WSW of Huron, California · 14717 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.79 km WSW of Huron, California · 14716 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 3.56 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14716 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.911 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14715 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.611 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14714 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14714 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.627 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14713 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.927 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14713 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.96km S of Riverdale, CA · 14713 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.86 km WSW of Lanare, California · 14713 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.511 km S of Oak Shores, California · 14713 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14712 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14712 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14711 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 2.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 14746 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14746 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.37 km NE of Avenal, California · 14747 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 14747 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.110 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 14747 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 14748 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.55 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14748 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14749 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14749 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.75 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14753 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14753 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14753 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.57 km N of Avenal, California · 14754 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 14754 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14754 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.922 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14754 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc72667 (also filed as ci124518). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC.