California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 4 km SE of Tres Pinos, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Tres Pinos, California on Thu, Feb 13, 1986, 8:30 AM PST (16:30 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 14 km NE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-13 16:30:04 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.767° N, 121.281° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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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

The first 60 of 193.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc66421. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.