California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 1 km NE of Aromas, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Aromas, California on Thu, Feb 12, 1987, 5:46 AM PST (13:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 12 km N of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-12 13:46:49 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.898° N, 121.627° 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
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
70

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.713 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.216 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14457 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14457 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14457 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14457 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.735 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14456 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14454 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.026 km NE of Soledad, California · 14454 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14454 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.914 km WSW of Soledad, California · 14454 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.68 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 14454 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.424 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.712 km SE of Sunol, California · 14453 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.412 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.012 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14453 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.917 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14452 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 14452 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.426 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14452 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14451 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.85 km ENE of Aromas, California · 14451 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14451 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.813 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14451 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.015 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14451 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 3.913 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14451 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 3.113 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14451 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.812 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14451 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.013 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14451 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.113 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14451 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.714 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14451 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.713 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14451 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14450 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.614 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14450 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.513 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14450 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.95 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14450 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14450 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.58 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14449 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.715 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14449 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.68 km SSE of Pescadero, California · 14448 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.518 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14448 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14448 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.78 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14447 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.8Central California · 14447 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.3Northern California · 14447 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14447 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 14446 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.118 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14445 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 173.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc94578. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.