California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 20 km S of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 20 km S of Three Rocks, California on Sun, Mar 16, 1986, 9:13 PM PST (05:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 9 km NW of Kettleman City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-03-17 05:13:39 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.319° N, 120.435° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km N of Avenal, California · 14794 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.89 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14793 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 14793 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.59 km NE of Avenal, California · 14793 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.74 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14793 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14793 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.8Central California · 14793 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.34 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14793 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14792 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.5Central California · 14792 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14792 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.67 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14792 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14791 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14791 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14791 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.416 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14791 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.76 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14790 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 14790 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.24 km NW of Avenal, California · 14790 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14789 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 14787 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.011 km N of Avenal, California · 14787 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.24 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14787 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 14786 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.714 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14786 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.710 km E of Coalinga, California · 14786 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.29 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14786 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14786 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14786 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.733km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 14786 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14786 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.228km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 14786 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14786 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.412 km WNW of Templeton, California · 14785 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.527 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14785 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.54 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14785 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.93 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14784 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14784 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.411 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14784 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.87 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14783 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.65 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14783 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14783 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14782 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14782 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.022 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14782 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14782 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14782 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.028 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14781 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14781 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.33 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14780 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14780 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.712 km SW of Huron, California · 14780 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14780 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.015 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14780 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.84 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14779 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14778 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14778 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 193.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1136635 (also filed as ci119113). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.