California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Thu, Aug 7, 1986, 12:09 PM PDT (19:09 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km E of Seven Trees, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-07 19:09:27 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.603° N, 121.208° 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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km SW of Gonzales, California · 14661 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14661 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14661 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.95 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14661 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.911 km W of Huron, California · 14661 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14661 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.46 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14660 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.03 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14660 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14659 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.16 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14659 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14659 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14659 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.9Central California · 14658 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14658 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14658 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14658 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.49 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14658 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14658 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14658 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.79 km S of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 14657 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.822 km S of Big Sur, California · 14657 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14657 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.85 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14657 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.312 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14656 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.912 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14656 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.013 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14656 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.612 km W of Coalinga, California · 14656 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14655 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14655 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14655 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14655 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 14655 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14655 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14655 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 3.123 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14655 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14655 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.613 km NNE of Parkfield, California · 14654 days ago · 52 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14652 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14652 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14651 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 14651 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.418 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14650 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.68 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14650 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 3.37 km NE of San Martin, California · 14650 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.87 km NE of San Martin, California · 14650 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.27 km NE of San Martin, California · 14650 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.87 km NE of San Martin, California · 14650 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.87 km NE of San Martin, California · 14650 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.67 km NE of San Martin, California · 14650 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 3.07 km NE of San Martin, California · 14650 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 3.27 km NE of San Martin, California · 14650 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14649 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.528 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14649 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.59 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14648 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14648 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.914 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14648 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.53 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14648 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.76 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14647 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 3.225 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14647 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.726 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14647 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 1.95 km SW of Gonzales, California · 14662 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.65 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14662 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14662 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14663 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.68 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.923 km NE of King City, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.35 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.87 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14664 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14664 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.818 km S of Big Sur, California · 14665 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.17 km S of Davenport, California · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc78452. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC.