California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km WNW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Three Rocks, California on Mon, Mar 3, 1986, 6:42 AM PST (14:42 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 5 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-03-03 14:42:24 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.547° N, 120.582° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
7

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 165 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.25 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14819 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.61 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14819 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.24 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14818 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14818 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14818 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14818 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.87 km NE of Avenal, California · 14818 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.919 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14818 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.94 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14818 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.34 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14818 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14818 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.97 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14817 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14817 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14817 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.412 km NW of Avenal, California · 14816 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14816 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 14816 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14816 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14816 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14815 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14815 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14815 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14815 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.17 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14815 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.59 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14814 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.35 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14814 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14814 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14814 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14813 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.513 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14813 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14813 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.29 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14813 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14813 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14812 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14812 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14812 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14812 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14811 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.71 km S of Ridgemark, California · 14810 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.61 km S of Ridgemark, California · 14810 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14809 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 3.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14809 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.310 km E of Coalinga, California · 14809 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14809 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.74 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14809 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14808 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14808 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.0Central California · 14808 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 14808 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.76 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14808 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.76 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 14808 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14808 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.722 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14807 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14807 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14806 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.5Central California · 14806 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.319km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 14806 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.8Central California · 14806 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.64 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14805 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.620 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14805 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.36 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14820 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.73 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14820 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.63 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14820 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14820 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.63 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14820 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.76 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14821 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14821 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.827 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14821 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.3Central California · 14822 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.13 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14823 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.48 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 14824 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.030 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14824 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.83 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14825 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.74 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14825 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.913 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14825 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14826 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14826 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.3Central California · 14826 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14827 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14828 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc67348. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.