California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Mar 24, 1986, 2:55 PM PST (22:55 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 10 km S of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-03-24 22:55:33 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.569° N, 121.159° 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
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
72

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14781 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.68 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14780 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.33 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14780 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14780 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.712 km SW of Huron, California · 14780 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14780 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.015 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14780 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.84 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14779 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.78 km NE of Hollister, California · 14778 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14778 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14778 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.98 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14777 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.714 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14777 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.5Northern California · 14777 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14776 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.816 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14776 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.810 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14776 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.56 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14776 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.425 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14775 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14775 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.52 km SSE of Ridgemark, California · 14774 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.96 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14774 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.25 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14773 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.313 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14773 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14772 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14772 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14772 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14771 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14771 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14771 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14771 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14771 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14771 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 14771 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14771 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 3.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14771 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14771 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14770 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14770 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.07 km E of Gilroy, California · 14770 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.3Central California · 14770 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14770 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.210 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14770 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.7Central California · 14769 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.86 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14769 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.218 km N of Coalinga, California · 14769 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14769 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14768 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14768 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 3.03 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14768 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14767 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14767 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.913 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14766 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14766 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14766 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.76 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14765 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.93 km SSE of Los Banos, California · 14765 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.05 km S of Gilroy, California · 14765 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14765 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.620 km S of Davenport, California · 14765 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 192.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc68653 (also filed as usp0002s7y). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.