California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sat, Jan 4, 1986, 7:23 PM PST (03:23 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 19 km SSW of Volta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-05 03:23:32 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.496° N, 121.072° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14844 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.63 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14844 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.515 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14844 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14844 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.722 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14844 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14844 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14844 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14844 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14843 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.85 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.75 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.89 km SW of Huron, California · 14843 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.83 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.019 km SSW of Volta, California · 14842 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.63 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.22 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.1Central California · 14842 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.5Central California · 14842 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.82 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.112 km E of Coalinga, California · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.311 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14841 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14841 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.75 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.96 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.85 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.91 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.13 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.18 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14840 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.75 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14839 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14838 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14838 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14838 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14838 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 14838 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 14838 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.823 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14838 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.79 km S of Huron, California · 14837 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.337 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14837 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.715 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14837 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14837 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.111 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14837 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc62863. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.