California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 37 km WNW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 37 km WNW of Three Rocks, California on Fri, Feb 7, 1986, 8:15 AM PST (16:15 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 5 km NE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-07 16:15:40 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.572° N, 120.798° 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, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14844 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14844 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.111 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14844 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.58 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14844 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.55 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14843 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.74 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.94 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.53 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.92 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.635 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14843 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 14842 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14842 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14842 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.06 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.111 km E of Coalinga, California · 14842 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 14842 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.832 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14842 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.515 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14842 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.74 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.75 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14841 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.723 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14841 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.09 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.34 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.14 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.814 km N of Coalinga, CA · 14840 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.76 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 14840 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.912 km WSW of Huron, California · 14839 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14839 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.61 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.24 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.95 km WSW of Fairmead, California · 14839 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14838 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14838 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14838 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14838 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.615 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14838 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14838 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 3.14 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14837 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14837 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14837 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.65 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14837 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14837 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.16 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14837 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.030 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14837 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.131 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14837 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14837 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.79 km S of Huron, California · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.823 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14845 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 14845 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 14845 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14846 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14846 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14846 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14846 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.75 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.18 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14847 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.13 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.91 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc65864. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.