California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km WSW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Three Rocks, California on Fri, May 16, 1986, 12:37 AM PDT (07:37 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-16 07:37:49 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.435° N, 120.620° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14746 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14746 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.04 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14745 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14745 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.07 km N of Avenal, California · 14745 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14744 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.317 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 14744 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.117 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14744 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.818 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 14744 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.315 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14744 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14743 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 14743 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14743 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.713 km SW of Soledad, California · 14742 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14742 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14742 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.5Central California · 14742 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14741 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14740 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14739 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 3.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14738 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.18 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14738 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.48 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14738 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14737 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 14737 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 3.03 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14737 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14737 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.65 km WNW of Spreckels, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.015 km SW of Fairmead, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.92 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14734 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 3.16 km NE of Hollister, California · 14734 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.76 km NE of Hollister, California · 14734 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.84 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14734 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.78 km SW of Huron, California · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14733 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14733 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 3.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 4.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.56 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14732 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14732 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14747 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 14747 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.110 km WSW of Huron, California · 14748 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14748 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14749 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 14749 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14749 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.37 km NE of Avenal, California · 14749 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 14749 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.110 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14749 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 14750 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14750 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 14750 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.55 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14751 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.26 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14752 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc72862. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.