California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Wed, Jan 22, 1986, 4:48 PM PST (00:48 UTC), 4 km (3 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
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-01-23 00:48:44 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.593° N, 121.190° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14860 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14860 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14860 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14859 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14859 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14859 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14859 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.19 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14858 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14858 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.59 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 5.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.23 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.13 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.43 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.44 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.73 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.94 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.03 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.04 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.75 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.74 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 3.24 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.54 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.34 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 3.04 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.65 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 4.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.94 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.73 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.03 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.94 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.73 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.74 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.14 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.95 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.32 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14861 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.722 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14861 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14862 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14862 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.76 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14865 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 14865 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.15 km S of Gilroy, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14866 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.610 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14866 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.36 km NE of Aromas, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14866 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14866 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc64194 (also filed as usp0002qbg). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.