California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 19 km SSW of Volta, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 19 km SSW of Volta, California on Sun, Feb 2, 1986, 2:07 PM PST (22:07 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 14 km NE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-02 22:07:30 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.937° N, 121.020° 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, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
111

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.114 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.816 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.115 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.515 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.515 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.716 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.216 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.915 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.614 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.814 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.814 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.417 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.615 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.714 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.515 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.814 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.915 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.916 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.617 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 3.014 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.014 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.817 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.417 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.712 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.316 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.114 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.614 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.418 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.014 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 3.2Northern California · 14785 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.715 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.615 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.515 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.016 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.118 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.513 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.516 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.915 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.913 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.915 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.115 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.617 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.713 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.615 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.617 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.815 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.014 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.915 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 3.018 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.317 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 3.216 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14785 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc65948 (also filed as usp0002qnu). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.