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M2.1 earthquake 5 km SE of Pleasanton, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Pleasanton, California on Sun, Feb 2, 1986, 9:28 PM PST (05:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 15 km NE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-02-03 05:28:09 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.633° N, 121.830° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km SE of Pleasanton, California · 14852 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.94 km SE of Pleasanton, California · 14852 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14852 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.64 km SE of Pleasanton, California · 14851 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.96 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14851 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.55 km ESE of Pleasanton, California · 14851 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14850 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.723 km SSW of Davenport, California · 14849 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.55 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14848 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.111 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.58 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14846 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.618 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.06 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.66 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.91 km SSW of Blackhawk, California · 14845 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.8Northern California · 14845 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.91 km SSW of Blackhawk, California · 14844 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.116 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14844 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14844 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14844 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14843 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.76 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14843 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14842 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.812 km SE of La Honda, California · 14842 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.611 km SE of La Honda, California · 14842 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.618 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14841 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.87 km S of Sunol, California · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 3.31 km SSW of Blackhawk, California · 14838 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.67 km S of Sunol, California · 14838 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.92 km SSW of Blackhawk, California · 14838 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14838 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.66 km SSW of Sunol, California · 14838 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.613 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14837 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.012 km N of Livermore, California · 14837 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.23 km ESE of Berkeley, California · 14837 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14837 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.66 km N of Tres Pinos, California · 14836 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.31 km SSW of Blackhawk, California · 14835 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 3.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14835 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14835 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.913 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14835 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.62 km SSW of Blackhawk, California · 14835 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.36 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14835 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.25 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 14835 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 2.011 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14835 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.72 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14834 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.73 km E of Berkeley, California · 14834 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.96 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14834 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14834 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.86 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14833 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 2.18 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14832 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 2.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14854 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.68 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14854 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.14 km ESE of Pleasanton, California · 14855 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14855 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.04 km ESE of Pleasanton, California · 14855 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.64 km ESE of Pleasanton, California · 14855 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14855 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.14 km SE of Pleasanton, California · 14855 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14855 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.04 km SE of Pleasanton, California · 14855 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.84 km ESE of Pleasanton, California · 14855 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.54 km ESE of Pleasanton, California · 14855 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.74 km ESE of Pleasanton, California · 14855 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.94 km SE of Pleasanton, California · 14855 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.64 km ESE of Pleasanton, California · 14855 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.512 km SSW of Pescadero, California · 14855 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.54 km SE of Pleasanton, California · 14856 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.64 km SE of Pleasanton, California · 14856 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 3.14 km SE of Pleasanton, California · 14856 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.54 km SE of Pleasanton, California · 14856 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc65949. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.