California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 31 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 31 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, May 14, 1986, 5:45 AM PDT (12:45 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-14 12:45:16 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.597° N, 121.044° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
48

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 143 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14748 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14747 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.110 km WSW of Huron, California · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 14746 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14746 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.021 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14746 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14745 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14744 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.04 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14744 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14744 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14743 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.317 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 14743 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.117 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14743 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.818 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.315 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14742 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 14742 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14742 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 14742 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.713 km SW of Soledad, California · 14741 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14741 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.5Central California · 14741 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14740 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14739 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14738 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 3.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14737 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 3.12 km N of Moss Landing, California · 14737 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.18 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14737 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.48 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14737 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.86 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14737 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.56 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14737 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.96 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14737 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.66 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14737 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.06 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14737 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.514 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14736 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.86 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14736 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.96 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14736 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 14735 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 3.31 km W of Corralitos, California · 14735 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 3.03 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14735 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.65 km WNW of Spreckels, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.015 km SW of Fairmead, California · 14735 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.92 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14733 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 3.16 km NE of Hollister, California · 14733 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.76 km NE of Hollister, California · 14733 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.84 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.78 km SW of Huron, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14731 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14731 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14748 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 14748 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.110 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14748 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 14749 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14749 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 14749 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.55 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14750 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.26 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.94 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14750 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14751 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14751 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14751 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14752 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.48 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14752 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.57 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14752 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.85 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14753 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc72587. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.