M2.0 earthquake 6 km NE of Ridgemark, California

Magnitude

2.0 (md), micro

Local time

Mon, May 5, 1986, 3:11 PM PDT

UTC

1986-05-05 22:11:01 UTC

Depth

4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.862° N, 121.322° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

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

57°

Stations used

48

• Ridgemark, CaliforniaPopulation 3,016. Forecast7 kmNE
• Hollister, CaliforniaPopulation 37,462. Forecast7 kmE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast36 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast419 kmNW

After

1. 1.56 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaMon, May 5, 3:14 PM PDT · 14756 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, May 5, 8:14 PM PDT · 14756 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.812 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, May 5, 11:01 PM PDT · 14756 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
4. 1.54 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, May 6, 1:26 PM PDT · 14755 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
5. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, May 6, 4:48 PM PDT · 14755 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, May 6, 5:38 PM PDT · 14755 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.69 km SE of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, May 6, 6:13 PM PDT · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.917 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, May 7, 12:46 AM PDT · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, May 7, 7:59 AM PDT · 14754 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.013 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, May 7, 12:29 PM PDT · 14754 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
11. 1.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, May 7, 12:50 PM PDT · 14754 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.310 km NW of Bonny Doon, CaliforniaWed, May 7, 12:57 PM PDT · 14754 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
13. 2.513 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, May 7, 4:24 PM PDT · 14754 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
14. 2.26 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, May 7, 6:23 PM PDT · 14754 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
15. 1.89 km NNE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 8:15 AM PDT · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
16. 3.05 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 10:08 AM PDT · 14753 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
17. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 12:20 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
18. 1.719 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 3:47 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
19. 1.78 km E of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 5:07 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
20. 3.08 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 7:29 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
21. 1.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 9:40 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
22. 1.59 km NNE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 10:56 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
23. 2.119 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 11:55 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
24. 2.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, May 9, 5:50 AM PDT · 14753 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
25. 1.817 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, May 9, 9:09 AM PDT · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
26. 1.85 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, May 9, 2:00 PM PDT · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
27. 2.29 km NNE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, May 9, 4:14 PM PDT · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
28. 2.610 km NNE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, May 9, 4:35 PM PDT · 14752 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
29. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, May 9, 7:10 PM PDT · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
30. 1.57 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, May 10, 4:13 AM PDT · 14752 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
31. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, May 10, 7:44 AM PDT · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
32. 2.48 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, May 10, 2:27 PM PDT · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
33. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, May 10, 3:07 PM PDT · 14751 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
34. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, May 10, 5:01 PM PDT · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
35. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, May 11, 2:53 AM PDT · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
36. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, May 11, 10:01 AM PDT · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
37. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, May 11, 12:15 PM PDT · 14750 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
38. 2.69 km NNE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, May 11, 8:26 PM PDT · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
39. 1.94 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaSun, May 11, 9:12 PM PDT · 14750 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
40. 2.318 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 12:02 AM PDT · 14750 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
41. 3.114 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 2:17 AM PDT · 14750 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
42. 1.818 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 2:24 PM PDT · 14749 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
43. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 3:30 PM PDT · 14749 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
44. 3.26 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 4:00 PM PDT · 14749 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
45. 1.813 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 4:48 PM PDT · 14749 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
46. 1.717 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, May 13, 1:41 AM PDT · 14749 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
47. 1.711 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, May 13, 12:31 PM PDT · 14748 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
48. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, May 13, 2:53 PM PDT · 14748 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
49. 1.925 km NNE of King City, CaliforniaTue, May 13, 10:23 PM PDT · 14748 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
50. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 5:28 AM PDT · 14748 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
51. 2.031 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 5:45 AM PDT · 14748 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
52. 2.313 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 11:35 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
53. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 2:00 PM PDT · 14747 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
54. 1.717 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 7:59 PM PDT · 14747 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
55. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 8:25 PM PDT · 14747 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
56. 1.71 km SSW of Alum Rock, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 11:34 PM PDT · 14747 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
57. 1.813 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, May 15, 12:21 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
58. 3.315 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, May 15, 1:32 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
59. 2.736 km WSW of Del Monte Forest, CaliforniaThu, May 15, 4:46 AM PDT · 14747 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
60. 2.313 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, May 15, 9:41 AM PDT · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

1. 1.518 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaMon, May 5, 1:20 PM PDT · 14756 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.818 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaSun, May 4, 4:46 PM PDT · 14757 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
3. 2.518 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, May 4, 4:29 AM PDT · 14758 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 3:13 PM PDT · 14758 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
5. 2.418 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 3:01 PM PDT · 14758 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
6. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 1:15 PM PDT · 14758 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.718 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 10:37 AM PDT · 14758 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
8. 2.618 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 8:20 AM PDT · 14758 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
9. 1.75 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 7:29 AM PDT · 14758 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 3:43 AM PDT · 14759 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
11. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 3:25 AM PDT · 14759 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 1:05 AM PDT · 14759 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.713 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, May 2, 7:34 PM PDT · 14759 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
14. 1.67 km SE of La Honda, CaliforniaFri, May 2, 5:45 PM PDT · 14759 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, May 2, 3:33 PM PDT · 14759 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
16. 2.618 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, May 2, 1:19 PM PDT · 14759 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, May 2, 11:28 AM PDT · 14759 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
18. 2.3Central CaliforniaFri, May 2, 3:13 AM PDT · 14760 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
19. 1.813 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, May 1, 11:50 PM PDT · 14760 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
20. 1.84 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, May 1, 8:15 PM PDT · 14760 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc71983. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:22 AM UTC.