California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Jun 30, 1986, 7:47 AM PDT (14:47 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 24 km SSW of Big Sur, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-06-30 14:47:18 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.548° N, 121.138° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 179 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14700 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14700 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14699 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14699 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.617 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14699 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14699 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14699 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.019 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14696 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14696 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14695 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14695 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.610 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 14695 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.76 km NE of Hollister, California · 14695 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14694 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14694 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.72 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14694 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14694 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.818 km SSW of Volta, California · 14693 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 4.424 km SSW of Big Sur, California · 14693 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 3.024 km S of Big Sur, California · 14693 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.420 km S of Big Sur, California · 14693 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.220 km S of Big Sur, California · 14693 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.220 km S of Big Sur, California · 14693 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.118 km S of Big Sur, California · 14693 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.520 km S of Big Sur, California · 14693 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.920 km S of Big Sur, California · 14693 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14693 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14693 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.319 km S of Big Sur, California · 14692 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.320 km S of Big Sur, California · 14692 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.319 km S of Big Sur, California · 14692 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.822 km S of Big Sur, California · 14692 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.2Central California · 14692 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 14691 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14691 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.120 km S of Big Sur, California · 14691 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.719 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 14691 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14691 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14690 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.121 km S of Big Sur, California · 14690 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.920 km S of Big Sur, California · 14690 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14690 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.320 km S of Big Sur, California · 14690 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.65 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14690 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14690 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.5Central California · 14690 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.83 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14690 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.92 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14689 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.912 km NNE of Cambria, California · 14689 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14689 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.618 km NW of Huron, California · 14689 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.920 km S of Big Sur, California · 14689 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14688 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 3.1Central California · 14688 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14688 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.221 km SSW of Big Sur, California · 14688 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.820 km S of Big Sur, California · 14688 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.818 km S of Big Sur, California · 14688 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 2.313 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14701 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.320 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14701 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14702 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14702 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14702 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.712 km WNW of Huron, California · 14702 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.921 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14702 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.111 km NE of Parkfield, California · 14702 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14703 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14703 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14703 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14703 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.114 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14703 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.810 km WSW of Huron, California · 14705 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14705 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.93 km WSW of Huron, California · 14705 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.76 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14705 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14705 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.718 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14706 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75619. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:08 AM UTC.