California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Mon, Jan 13, 1986, 7:16 PM PST (03:16 UTC), 6 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
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-14 03:16:36 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.594° N, 121.194° 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
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.619 km E of San Ardo, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14868 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14867 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.94 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14866 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 14866 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 14865 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 14865 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14865 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 3.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14865 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.36 km NE of Aromas, California · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14865 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.610 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14865 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14864 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.15 km S of Gilroy, California · 14864 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14864 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 14864 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14864 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.76 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14861 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14861 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14861 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.722 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14860 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.32 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14860 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14860 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14859 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14859 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14858 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14858 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 4.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14869 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14869 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.82 km SSW of Morgan Hill, California · 14869 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.230 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.921 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 14870 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14870 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14870 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.029 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14870 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.813 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14870 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14870 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.720 km N of Coalinga, California · 14870 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.624 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14871 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14871 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.72 km N of San Martin, California · 14871 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.81 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14871 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.61 km E of San Ardo, California · 14872 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 14873 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.87 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14873 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc63707. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC.