California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Tue, Mar 4, 1986, 4:48 AM PST (12:48 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 Central California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-03-04 12:48:59 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.497° N, 121.075° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
44

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5Central California · 14800 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.8Central California · 14800 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.64 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14800 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.620 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14800 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.020 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14800 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.118 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14800 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14800 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.61 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14798 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.79 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14797 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14797 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.97 km S of Huron, California · 14797 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.018 km SSW of Volta, California · 14796 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.919 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14795 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.98 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 14795 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.75 km NE of Hollister, California · 14794 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14794 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.55 km NE of Hollister, California · 14794 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14794 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.35 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14794 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.919 km N of Coalinga, California · 14794 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.69 km N of Avenal, California · 14794 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.08 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14793 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 14793 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.74 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14793 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14793 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.8Central California · 14793 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.711 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14793 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.34 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14793 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14792 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.5Central California · 14792 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14792 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.67 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14792 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14791 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14791 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14791 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.416 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.76 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14790 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 14790 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.24 km NW of Avenal, California · 14790 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.05 km NE of Hollister, California · 14789 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 3.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14789 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14788 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.92 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14788 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 14787 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.011 km N of Avenal, California · 14787 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.24 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14787 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.023 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14786 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 14786 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.714 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14786 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.710 km E of Coalinga, California · 14786 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.29 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14786 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14786 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14786 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14786 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14786 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.527 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14785 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.54 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14785 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 194.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc67405. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.