California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 25 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Dec 7, 1986, 12:53 AM PST (08:53 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 9 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-07 08:53:53 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.592° N, 121.136° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.132 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14541 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14541 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.07 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14541 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14541 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.59 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14540 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.08 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14540 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.112 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 14539 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14539 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.713 km E of Coalinga, California · 14539 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.511 km SW of Huron, California · 14538 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14538 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.934 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 14538 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.69 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14537 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.726 km W of Volta, California · 14537 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14537 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14537 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.23 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14537 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.58 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14536 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.025 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14535 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14535 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14535 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 14534 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.822 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14534 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.217 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14534 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.35 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14534 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.75 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14533 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.85 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14533 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14533 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.822 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14532 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.426 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14532 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14532 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.56 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14531 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14531 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.810 km SW of Huron, California · 14531 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.26 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14528 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14528 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.017 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14528 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14527 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14527 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.53 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14526 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.56 km NE of Hollister, California · 14526 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.02 km E of San Ardo, CA · 14526 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 14526 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.9Near the coast of Central California · 14525 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14524 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.54 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14524 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14523 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14523 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14522 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.35 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14522 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.88 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14520 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14519 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 1.66 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14541 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 14542 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.88 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14543 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14543 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.87 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14544 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.015 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14544 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14545 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14545 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.415 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14545 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.922 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14545 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14545 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14546 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14546 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.112 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14546 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14546 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.73 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14547 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.92 km E of San Ardo, California · 14547 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14547 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc89559. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.