California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Thu, Sep 11, 1986, 1:14 AM PDT (08:14 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
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-11 08:14:19 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.560° N, 121.154° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14628 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14628 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.75 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.415 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14627 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.55 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.95 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14626 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.55 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.75 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.35 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14626 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14625 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.25 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14625 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.85 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14625 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.45 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14625 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.14 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14625 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.311 km SW of Huron, California · 14625 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.54 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14625 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.821 km S of Big Sur, California · 14624 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 3.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14624 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14623 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14622 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.95 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14622 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.512 km E of Coalinga, California · 14622 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14621 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 3.2Central California · 14620 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.09 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14620 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.17 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14620 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14620 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14619 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14618 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 3.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14616 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 3.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14616 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14616 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 3.724 km S of Big Sur, California · 14616 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.422 km S of Big Sur, California · 14616 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.918 km S of Big Sur, California · 14616 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.819 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14616 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.822 km S of Big Sur, California · 14615 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.39 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14615 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.73 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14614 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14614 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 3.06 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 14614 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.25 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14614 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.68 km NE of San Simeon, California · 14614 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14613 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.014 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14613 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14613 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.815 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14613 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14612 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14612 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 14612 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.023 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14612 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.48 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14612 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.612 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14612 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.5Central California · 14612 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.59 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14612 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 2.011 km W of Huron, California · 14628 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14629 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14629 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14629 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14629 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.88 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14630 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14630 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14630 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.325 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14630 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14631 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.91 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.68 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14631 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.811 km SW of Coalinga, California · 14631 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.9Central California · 14631 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.222 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14632 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.620 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.82 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14632 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.92 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14633 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc82048. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:52 PM UTC.