California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sat, Oct 11, 1986, 2:10 AM PDT (09:10 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-11 09:10:41 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.580° N, 121.177° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.129 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14599 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14599 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14599 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14598 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14598 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14598 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14598 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14597 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14597 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.36 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14597 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14596 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.110 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 14596 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.922 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14596 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.3Central California · 14596 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14596 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.85 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14596 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.65 km NE of Hollister, California · 14596 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.05 km WSW of Salinas, California · 14595 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.627 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14595 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14594 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.86 km NE of Hollister, California · 14594 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.86 km NE of Hollister, California · 14594 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14594 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14593 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14593 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14593 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.55 km NE of Hollister, California · 14593 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14593 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14593 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.76 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14593 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.67 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14593 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14593 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.832 km W of Lockwood, California · 14593 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.126 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14593 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.76 km NE of Hollister, California · 14592 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.95 km WNW of Tranquillity, California · 14592 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.58 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14592 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.611 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 14592 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.733 km WNW of Lockwood, California · 14592 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14591 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.57 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14590 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14590 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 3.34 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14589 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14589 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.522 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14588 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.825 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14588 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14588 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.9Central California · 14588 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14587 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.419 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14587 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.519 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14587 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.120 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14587 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.76 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14587 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.612 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14586 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.96 km N of Coalinga, California · 14586 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14586 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14585 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.511 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14585 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.511 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14585 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.68 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14585 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14600 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14601 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14601 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14602 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.827 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14603 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14603 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.85 km S of Castroville, California · 14604 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.616 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14604 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 14604 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.44 km E of Interlaken, California · 14605 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14605 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 14606 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14606 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14606 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14606 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.627 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14608 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.49 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14608 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc85430. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:18 PM UTC.