California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 22 km WSW of Weott, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 22 km WSW of Weott, California on Fri, Sep 26, 1986, 2:49 PM PDT (21:49 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 26 km SSW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-26 21:49:30 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.257° N, 124.175° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.722 km WSW of Weott, California · 14613 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.64 km SE of Laytonville, California · 14613 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.735 km WNW of Cleone, California · 14610 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.640 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14610 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.628 km W of Trinidad, California · 14610 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.039 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14606 days ago · 31 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.148 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14605 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.715 km SW of Scotia, California · 14602 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.914 km NNE of Alderpoint, California · 14601 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.810 km SSW of Laytonville, California · 14599 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.69 km SE of Laytonville, California · 14599 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.26 km WSW of Covelo, California · 14599 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.22 km SSE of Covelo, California · 14594 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.580 km W of Fort Bragg, California · 14594 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.96 km WSW of Redcrest, California · 14594 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.96 km W of Redcrest, California · 14594 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.869 km WSW of Shelter Cove, California · 14594 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.75 km ESE of Fort Bragg, California · 14593 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.962 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14588 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.63 km NNE of Garberville, California · 14585 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.110 km WSW of Scotia, California · 14585 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.767 km W of Ferndale, California · 14582 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.537 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14582 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.024 km ENE of Hydesville, California · 14580 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.38 km NNE of Mad River, California · 14579 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.120 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14578 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.936 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14577 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.915 km WSW of Weott, California · 14577 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 3.134 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14576 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.534 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14576 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.911 km ESE of Leggett, California · 14575 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.541km W of Ferndale, CA · 14574 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 4.14 km SSE of Benbow, California · 14573 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 3.316 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 14572 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.15 km NE of Laytonville, California · 14571 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.1Northern California · 14571 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.47 km W of Loleta, California · 14568 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.613 km NE of Hydesville, California · 14567 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.526 km SW of Scotia, California · 14567 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.55 km NNE of Westhaven-Moonstone, CA · 14566 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.337 km W of Indianola, California · 14564 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.825 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14563 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.288 km W of Ferndale, California · 14562 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.125 km W of Ferndale, California · 14561 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 3.964 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14559 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.910 km NE of Fieldbrook, California · 14559 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.325 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14559 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 3.019 km NNW of Shelter Cove, California · 14559 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 3.164 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14558 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.414 km SSW of Scotia, California · 14558 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 5.126 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14557 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 5.126 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14557 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 3.324 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14557 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.326 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14557 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.627 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14557 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.927 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14557 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 3.011 km SW of Scotia, California · 14557 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.113 km S of Ferndale, California · 14557 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.220 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 14557 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 3.5near the coast of Northern California · 14557 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 2.08 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 14613 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.510 km W of Rio Dell, California · 14614 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.610 km WSW of Rio Dell, California · 14614 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.0off the coast of Northern California · 14619 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.323 km SW of Scotia, California · 14622 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.59 km WNW of Cleone, California · 14627 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.810 km E of Laytonville, California · 14628 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.43 km NE of Hydesville, California · 14630 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.717 km WSW of Burnt Ranch, California · 14631 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.16 km ENE of Hayfork, California · 14631 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.226 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14632 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.10 km SSE of Rio Dell, California · 14633 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.64 km S of Mad River, California · 14633 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.290 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 14636 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.48 km W of Willow Creek, California · 14637 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.838 km SW of Ferndale, California · 14639 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.911 km SE of Indianola, California · 14639 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.125 km SE of Indianola, California · 14639 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 3.339 km W of Ferndale, California · 14641 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10086848 (also filed as usp0002ydu). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.