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M2.7 earthquake 18 km S of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 18 km S of Three Rocks, California on Sat, Jun 7, 1986, 7:03 AM PDT (14:03 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 18 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-06-07 14:03:50 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.336° N, 120.363° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.810 km NE of Avenal, California · 14723 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.69 km SW of Huron, California · 14722 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14722 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.64 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14722 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.922 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14722 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.62 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14721 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14721 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.114 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14721 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.08 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.14 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.913 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14721 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.44 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14719 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14719 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.14 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 14719 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.54 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14718 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.310 km WSW of Huron, California · 14718 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.79 km WSW of Huron, California · 14718 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 3.56 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14718 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14718 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14718 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14718 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14717 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14717 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.911 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14716 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.611 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14716 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14715 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14715 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.627 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14715 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.38 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14715 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.927 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14714 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.96km S of Riverdale, CA · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.86 km WSW of Lanare, California · 14714 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.511 km S of Oak Shores, California · 14714 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14714 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14714 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14713 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14713 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14713 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14713 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14713 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14712 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14712 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14712 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.09 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14712 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14711 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14711 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 1.84 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14724 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.51 km E of Avenal, California · 14725 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.923 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14726 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14726 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14726 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14726 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.2Central California · 14726 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14726 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14727 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14727 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.819 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14727 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14727 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.58 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14727 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14727 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.64 km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 14727 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc74426 (also filed as ci126178). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.