California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Sep 7, 1986, 12:33 AM PDT (07:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 24 km S of Big Sur, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-07 07:33:04 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.587° N, 121.188° 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
34°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14630 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.620 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.222 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14630 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.9Central California · 14630 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.811 km SW of Coalinga, California · 14630 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.68 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14629 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.91 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14629 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.325 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14628 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14628 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14628 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.88 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14628 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14627 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14627 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14627 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.011 km W of Huron, California · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14627 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.75 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 3.415 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14625 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.55 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.95 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14624 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.55 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.75 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.35 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14624 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.25 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.85 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 3.45 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14624 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.14 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14623 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.54 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14623 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.821 km S of Big Sur, California · 14622 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14622 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 3.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14622 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14620 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.95 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14620 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 3.2Central California · 14619 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.09 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14619 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.17 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14619 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14618 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14618 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14616 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 3.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14615 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 3.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14615 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 3.29 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14614 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14614 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14614 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 3.724 km S of Big Sur, California · 14614 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.422 km S of Big Sur, California · 14614 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.918 km S of Big Sur, California · 14614 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.819 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14614 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.822 km S of Big Sur, California · 14613 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

  1. 1.92 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14631 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14633 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14634 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14634 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.04 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14634 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.93 km WSW of Moss Landing, California · 14635 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.29 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14635 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14635 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.111 km E of Cantua Creek, California · 14635 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.924 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14636 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.118 km WSW of Volta, California · 14637 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 14637 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14637 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.32 km ESE of Aromas, California · 14637 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14638 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.513 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.012 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.412 km E of Cantua Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc81521. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:03 PM UTC.