California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 30 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Soledad, California on Fri, Jan 3, 1986, 3:49 PM PST (23:49 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 3 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-03 23:49:13 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.562° N, 121.034° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14879 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14879 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14878 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.727 km NE of Soledad, California · 14878 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.72 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14877 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.79 km E of Gilroy, California · 14877 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.63 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14877 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14877 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.715 km W of Volta, CA · 14877 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.5Central California · 14876 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.937 km NE of King City, California · 14875 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14875 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.87 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14874 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 14874 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.61 km E of San Ardo, California · 14874 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.81 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14872 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.72 km N of San Martin, California · 14872 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14872 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.624 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14872 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.720 km N of Coalinga, California · 14872 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14872 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14871 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.029 km NE of Soledad, California · 14871 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14871 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14871 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.921 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 14871 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.230 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14871 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.611 km S of Huron, California · 14871 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.82 km SSW of Morgan Hill, California · 14870 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14870 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 3.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 4.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 3.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 3.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.619 km E of San Ardo, California · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14881 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.13 km ESE of Diablo Grande, California · 14881 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14882 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14882 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.97 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14882 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14883 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.67 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14883 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14883 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.06 km N of Coalinga, California · 14884 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14884 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14885 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.520 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14885 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14885 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.918 km WSW of Volta, California · 14886 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14887 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.13 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14887 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14887 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc62782. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC.