M2.2 earthquake 11 km SSE of Huron, California

Magnitude

2.2 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 6, 1986, 6:34 AM PST

UTC

1986-12-06 14:34:50 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.111° N, 120.039° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

32

• Huron, CaliforniaPopulation 6,836. Forecast12 kmSSE
• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast14 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast71 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast281 kmNW

After

1. 1.98 km WSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 10:10 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
2. 1.613 km WSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 10:12 AM PST · 14535 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
3. 2.68 km ESE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 6, 6:25 PM PST · 14535 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
4. 2.132 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 12:54 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
5. 2.31 km SSE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 2:01 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
6. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 3:25 AM PST · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 2:04 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
8. 2.12 km SSE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 7, 2:57 PM PST · 14534 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Dec 8, 9:45 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
10. 1.713 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 4:17 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 6:40 AM PST · 14532 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
12. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 1:17 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 4:29 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.36 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 8:42 PM PST · 14532 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
15. 1.511 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Dec 9, 11:27 PM PST · 14531 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
16. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 1:59 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.26 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 4:41 AM PST · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.17 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 3:53 PM PST · 14531 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.211 km SW of Stratford, CaliforniaWed, Dec 10, 4:36 PM PST · 14531 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
20. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 3:52 AM PST · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
21. 1.69 km SW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, Dec 11, 12:00 PM PST · 14530 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
22. 2.025 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Dec 12, 4:57 PM PST · 14529 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
23. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 1:34 PM PST · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
24. 1.75 km S of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Dec 13, 5:39 PM PST · 14528 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
25. 1.911 km NNW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 14, 12:37 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
26. 2.217 km S of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaSun, Dec 14, 6:14 AM PST · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
27. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Dec 14, 5:32 PM PST · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
28. 2.15km W of Wasco, CATue, Dec 16, 1:43 AM PST · 14525 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
29. 1.810 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 1:01 PM PST · 14524 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
30. 2.74 km SSE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaWed, Dec 17, 9:48 PM PST · 14523 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
31. 1.818 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 3:29 AM PST · 14521 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
32. 1.820 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 3:31 AM PST · 14521 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
33. 2.017 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 3:33 AM PST · 14521 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
34. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 10:41 AM PST · 14521 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
35. 2.017 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Dec 20, 11:47 AM PST · 14521 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
36. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Dec 21, 6:15 AM PST · 14520 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
37. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Dec 21, 10:42 PM PST · 14519 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
38. 2.02 km E of San Ardo, CAMon, Dec 22, 1:10 PM PST · 14519 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
39. 1.918 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 6:08 PM PST · 14519 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
40. 2.220 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Dec 22, 6:10 PM PST · 14519 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
41. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 1:25 AM PST · 14517 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
42. 1.54 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 2:19 PM PST · 14517 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
43. 1.96 km W of Kettleman City, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 7:40 PM PST · 14517 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
44. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 24, 9:33 PM PST · 14516 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
45. 2.412 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Dec 25, 11:54 PM PST · 14515 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
46. 1.78 km W of Atascadero, CaliforniaFri, Dec 26, 7:29 AM PST · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
47. 1.96 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Dec 26, 6:24 PM PST · 14515 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
48. 2.28 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Dec 29, 2:37 PM PST · 14512 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
49. 1.91 km ESE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Dec 30, 3:39 AM PST · 14511 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
50. 1.88 km S of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 9:37 PM PST · 14509 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
51. 1.711 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Dec 31, 9:54 PM PST · 14509 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
52. 2.08 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 11:13 AM PST · 14509 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
53. 2.024 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Jan 2, 7:16 AM PST · 14508 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
54. 1.510 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jan 2, 3:58 PM PST · 14508 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
55. 1.523 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Jan 2, 4:31 PM PST · 14508 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
56. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Jan 3, 10:31 AM PST · 14507 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
57. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Jan 3, 11:59 AM PST · 14507 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
58. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Jan 3, 12:18 PM PST · 14507 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
59. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jan 3, 2:39 PM PST · 14507 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
60. 1.715 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 4, 1:06 PM PST · 14506 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

1. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Dec 3, 1:57 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
2. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 3, 1:53 PM PST · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.311 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 3:28 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 3:14 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
5. 3.110 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 3:09 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.69 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 2:23 PM PST · 14539 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
7. 1.911 km NE of Shandon, CaliforniaTue, Dec 2, 3:28 AM PST · 14539 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
8. 1.92 km E of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Dec 1, 3:02 PM PST · 14540 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
9. 2.311 km NNE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Nov 29, 12:04 AM PST · 14542 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
10. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Nov 28, 8:02 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
11. 2.310 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Nov 28, 5:16 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.8Central CaliforniaThu, Nov 27, 10:10 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.89 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Nov 27, 10:05 PM PST · 14543 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
14. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 8:40 PM PST · 14545 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
15. 2.310 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 11:06 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
16. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Nov 26, 2:51 AM PST · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
17. 2.612 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Nov 25, 4:45 PM PST · 14546 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
18. 2.49km NNE of Buttonwillow, CATue, Nov 25, 2:37 PM PST · 14546 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
19. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Nov 24, 10:37 AM PST · 14547 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Nov 24, 3:33 AM PST · 14547 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc89539 (also filed as ci714217). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.