California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Fri, Sep 26, 1986, 10:56 AM PDT (17:56 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km NE of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-26 17:56:47 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.490° N, 121.061° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14614 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14614 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.815 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14614 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14614 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14613 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 14613 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 14613 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.023 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14613 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.48 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14613 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.612 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14613 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.5Central California · 14613 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.59 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14613 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.8Central California · 14612 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.82 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14612 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.42 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14612 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.021 km SSW of Big Sur, California · 14611 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 3.116 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14611 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.68 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14611 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.823 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14610 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14610 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.818 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14609 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14609 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.49 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14609 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.627 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14608 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14606 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14606 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14606 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 14606 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14605 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 3.44 km E of Interlaken, California · 14605 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 14604 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.616 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14604 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.85 km S of Castroville, California · 14604 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14603 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.827 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14603 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.610 km WNW of Paso Robles, California · 14602 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14601 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14601 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14600 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14600 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.129 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14599 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14599 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14598 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14598 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14598 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14598 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14597 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.36 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14597 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14597 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.922 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14596 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.3Central California · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14596 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.85 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14596 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.65 km NE of Hollister, California · 14596 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.05 km WSW of Salinas, California · 14595 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.627 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14595 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14594 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.86 km NE of Hollister, California · 14594 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.68 km NE of San Simeon, California · 14615 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.25 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14615 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.06 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 14615 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14615 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.73 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14616 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.39 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14616 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.822 km S of Big Sur, California · 14616 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.65 km SSW of Lake Nacimiento, California · 14617 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.819 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14617 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.918 km S of Big Sur, California · 14617 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.422 km S of Big Sur, California · 14617 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.724 km S of Big Sur, California · 14617 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14617 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14618 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 3.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14618 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14619 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14621 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.17 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14622 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc83889. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.