California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Tue, Apr 1, 1986, 2:45 PM PST (22:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-04-01 22:45:33 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.605° N, 121.216° 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
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
29

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 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.411 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14790 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.87 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14789 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.518 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14789 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.65 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14789 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14789 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14789 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14788 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14788 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14788 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.022 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14788 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14788 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14788 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.215 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14787 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.415 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14787 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.028 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14787 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.912 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14787 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14787 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.68 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14786 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.33 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14786 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14786 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14786 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.015 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14786 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.84 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.78 km NE of Hollister, California · 14784 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.612 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14784 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14784 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14784 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.98 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14783 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.714 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14783 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.5Northern California · 14783 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14782 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.816 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14782 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.810 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14782 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.56 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14782 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.425 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14781 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14781 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.52 km SSE of Ridgemark, California · 14780 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.96 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14780 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.2Northern California · 14780 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.25 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14779 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.313 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14779 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14778 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.48 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14778 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14778 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14778 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14777 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14777 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14777 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14777 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14777 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14777 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 14777 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14777 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 3.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14777 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14777 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14776 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14776 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.07 km E of Gilroy, California · 14776 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.3Central California · 14776 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14776 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14790 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14791 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14791 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.54 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.527 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14791 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14791 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14792 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14792 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14792 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.714 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14792 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.023 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14792 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.24 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14793 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.92 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14794 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14795 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14795 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.05 km NE of Hollister, California · 14795 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 14796 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.76 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14796 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.416 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14797 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14797 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc69098. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.