California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Fri, Jan 17, 1986, 10:50 AM PST (18:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 4 km E of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-17 18:50:46 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.549° N, 121.142° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.74 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14835 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.94 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14835 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14835 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.53 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14835 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14835 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14835 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.92 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14835 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.635 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14835 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14835 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 14835 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14835 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.618 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14835 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14834 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.06 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14834 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.111 km E of Coalinga, California · 14834 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 14834 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.832 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14834 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.515 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14834 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.74 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14834 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.75 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14834 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14834 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14833 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.723 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14833 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.09 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14833 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.34 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14833 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14833 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.14 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14833 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.814 km N of Coalinga, CA · 14833 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14832 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14832 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14832 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.76 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14832 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14832 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 14832 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.912 km WSW of Huron, California · 14832 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14832 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14832 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.61 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14832 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.24 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14831 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14831 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.95 km WSW of Fairmead, California · 14831 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14831 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14831 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14831 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14830 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.615 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14830 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.618 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14830 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14830 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 3.14 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14830 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14830 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.65 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14830 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14830 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.16 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14830 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.030 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14830 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.131 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14829 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14829 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14829 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 14829 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14829 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc63897. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.