California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, Jan 8, 1986, 11:55 PM PST (07:55 UTC), 2 km (2 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
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-09 07:55:46 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.561° N, 121.153° 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
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
51

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 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14874 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 14874 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.61 km E of San Ardo, California · 14873 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.81 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14872 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.72 km N of San Martin, California · 14872 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14872 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.624 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14872 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.720 km N of Coalinga, California · 14872 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14871 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.813 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14871 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14871 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.029 km NE of Soledad, California · 14871 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14871 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14871 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.921 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 14871 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.230 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14871 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.82 km SSW of Morgan Hill, California · 14870 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14870 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 3.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 4.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 3.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 3.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.619 km E of San Ardo, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14869 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14867 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.94 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14867 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 14867 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14867 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14867 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 14867 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 14866 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 14866 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 3.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14866 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.937 km NE of King City, California · 14874 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.5Central California · 14876 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.715 km W of Volta, CA · 14876 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14877 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.63 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14877 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.79 km E of Gilroy, California · 14877 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.72 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14877 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.727 km NE of Soledad, California · 14877 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14877 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14878 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14879 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14879 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.030 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14880 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14881 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.13 km ESE of Diablo Grande, California · 14881 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14881 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14881 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.513 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14881 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.97 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc63160. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC.