California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 38 km WNW of San Simeon, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 38 km WNW of San Simeon, California on Wed, Dec 10, 1986, 1:43 AM PST (09:43 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 21 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-10 09:43:48 UTC
Depth
12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.768° N, 121.585° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
238°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.934 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 14531 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.025 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14528 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 14527 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14527 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.822 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14527 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.426 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14525 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14524 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.02 km E of San Ardo, CA · 14519 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.9Near the coast of Central California · 14518 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14517 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14516 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.78 km W of Atascadero, California · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.91 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14511 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 14508 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 14507 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14507 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14507 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14507 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 14505 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14501 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.525 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14501 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.825 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14498 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.66 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 14498 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14498 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14495 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 3.112 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 14495 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.830 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14494 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14493 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.1Central California · 14493 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14493 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.330 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14493 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.228 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14493 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.127 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14493 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14492 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.522 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14491 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14490 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14490 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14490 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.8Central California · 14490 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14490 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.917 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14488 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14486 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 14483 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14483 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.515 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14482 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14482 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14482 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.97 km NE of Big Sur, California · 14482 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14532 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.112 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 14532 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.39 km W of Morro Bay, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.922 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14538 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14539 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.92 km E of San Ardo, California · 14539 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14541 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 14544 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14547 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14547 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14549 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14550 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14553 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14553 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.119 km S of Big Sur, California · 14556 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc89821. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.