California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 32 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 32 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sun, Dec 7, 1986, 12:54 AM PST (08:54 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 24 km NE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-07 08:54:03 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.556° N, 121.004° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14534 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.07 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14533 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14533 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.59 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14533 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.08 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14533 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.112 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 14532 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14532 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.713 km E of Coalinga, California · 14532 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 14532 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14531 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.36 km N of Avenal, California · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.511 km SW of Huron, California · 14531 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14531 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.26 km N of Avenal, California · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.934 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 14530 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.17 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.69 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.726 km W of Volta, California · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14530 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.23 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.58 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14529 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14529 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14528 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.025 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14528 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14528 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14527 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 14527 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.75 km S of Huron, California · 14527 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14527 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.822 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14527 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.217 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14527 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.35 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14526 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.75 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14526 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.85 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14526 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14526 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.822 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14525 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.426 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14525 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14525 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14525 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.56 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14524 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14524 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.810 km SW of Huron, California · 14523 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.26 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14521 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14521 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.017 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14520 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14520 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14520 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 14519 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.53 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14519 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.56 km NE of Hollister, California · 14519 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.02 km E of San Ardo, CA · 14518 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 14518 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.9Near the coast of Central California · 14518 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14517 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.54 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14516 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14516 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14515 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 192.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc89629. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.