California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km SSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Huron, California on Tue, Dec 2, 1986, 2:23 PM PST (22:23 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km SSW of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-02 22:23:00 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.116° N, 120.132° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
145°
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: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.110 km SSW of Huron, California · 14539 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, California · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.311 km SSW of Huron, California · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14538 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14538 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.211 km SSE of Huron, California · 14535 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.98 km WSW of Avenal, California · 14535 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.613 km WSW of Avenal, California · 14535 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.68 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.132 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14534 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.31 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14534 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.12 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14534 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.713 km E of Coalinga, California · 14532 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 14532 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14532 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.36 km N of Avenal, California · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.511 km SW of Huron, California · 14531 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.26 km N of Avenal, California · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.17 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14531 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.211 km SW of Stratford, California · 14530 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.69 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 14530 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.025 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.75 km S of Huron, California · 14527 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.911 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 14527 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.217 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14526 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.15km W of Wasco, CA · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14524 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.810 km SW of Huron, California · 14524 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.74 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14523 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.818 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14521 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.820 km S of Avenal, California · 14521 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.017 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14521 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14521 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.017 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14521 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14520 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14520 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 14519 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.02 km E of San Ardo, CA · 14519 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 14519 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.918 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14518 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.220 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14518 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14517 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.54 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14517 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.96 km W of Kettleman City, California · 14516 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14516 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.412 km SW of Huron, California · 14515 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.78 km W of Atascadero, California · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.96 km SSW of Huron, California · 14514 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14512 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.28 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14512 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14539 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.911 km NE of Shandon, California · 14539 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.92 km E of San Ardo, California · 14540 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.311 km NNE of Kettleman City, California · 14542 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14542 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.310 km SSE of Huron, California · 14542 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.8Central California · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.89 km SSW of Huron, California · 14543 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 14544 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.310 km SSW of Huron, California · 14545 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.612 km WSW of Huron, California · 14545 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.49km NNE of Buttonwillow, CA · 14546 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14547 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14547 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.611 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14547 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.43 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14547 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.19 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14547 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.112 km SSE of Huron, California · 14548 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.011 km NE of Avenal, California · 14548 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc89185 (also filed as ci713957). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.