California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Huron, California on Sun, Nov 16, 1986, 7:06 PM PST (03:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 11 km SSE of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-17 03:06:20 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.156° N, 120.179° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 14560 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14559 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.85 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14559 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14556 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14556 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.211 km SSE of Huron, California · 14555 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.810 km SSE of Huron, California · 14555 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.312 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 14555 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.69 km NE of Avenal, California · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.610 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.011 km NE of Avenal, California · 14555 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.112 km SSE of Huron, California · 14554 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.19 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14554 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.43 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14554 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.611 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14553 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14553 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14553 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.612 km WSW of Huron, California · 14552 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14551 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.310 km SSW of Huron, California · 14551 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 14551 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 14550 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.89 km SSW of Huron, California · 14550 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.8Central California · 14550 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.310 km SSE of Huron, California · 14549 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14549 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.311 km NNE of Kettleman City, California · 14549 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.92 km E of San Ardo, California · 14546 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.911 km NE of Shandon, California · 14545 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14545 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 14545 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 3.110 km SSW of Huron, California · 14545 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, California · 14545 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.311 km SSW of Huron, California · 14545 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14545 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14544 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14544 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.211 km SSE of Huron, California · 14541 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.98 km WSW of Avenal, California · 14541 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.613 km WSW of Avenal, California · 14541 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.68 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 14541 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.325 km NE of Soledad, California · 14541 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.132 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14541 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.31 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14541 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14540 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14540 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.12 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14540 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14539 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.713 km E of Coalinga, California · 14538 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.36 km N of Avenal, California · 14538 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.511 km SW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.26 km N of Avenal, California · 14537 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.17 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14537 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.211 km SW of Stratford, California · 14537 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14536 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.69 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 14536 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14562 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 14564 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.522 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14564 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14564 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14564 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.63 km SE of San Ardo, California · 14565 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.726 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14565 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.910 km SW of Huron, California · 14565 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.910 km SSW of Huron, California · 14565 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.110 km SSW of Huron, California · 14565 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 14566 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.510 km NNE of Cayucos, California · 14567 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14567 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.221 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14568 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14568 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14569 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 14570 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.828 km NE of Soledad, California · 14571 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.86 km NNW of Greenfield, California · 14571 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.04 km NNE of Cantua Creek, California · 14571 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc88138 (also filed as ci713128). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:57 PM UTC.