California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km SE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Avenal, California on Thu, Aug 27, 1987, 11:17 AM PDT (18:17 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 22 km NE of San Ardo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-08-27 18:17:24 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.940° N, 120.064° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 11.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.312 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14282 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.512 km SW of Huron, California · 14281 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.7Central California · 14281 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.9Central California · 14281 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.311 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14281 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.92 km S of Oak Shores, California · 14279 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.032 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14279 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.81 km NW of Three Rocks, California · 14278 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.823 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14278 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.823 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14271 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.515 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14268 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.78 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14268 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.024km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 14268 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.917 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14266 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.33 km E of San Luis Obispo, California · 14266 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.215 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 14265 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.412 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 14265 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.08 km SW of Stratford, California · 14265 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.513 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14265 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.316 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14264 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14263 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 3.113 km N of Coalinga, California · 14261 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.64 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14261 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.94 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14261 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.94 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14261 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.24 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14261 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14259 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.66 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14258 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.610 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14258 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.96 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14257 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14255 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.310 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14252 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.616 km N of Coalinga, California · 14252 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.614 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14252 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.512 km NE of Shandon, California · 14250 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 4.822 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14248 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.55 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14248 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.910 km WSW of Templeton, California · 14248 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 14247 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.2Central California · 14246 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14245 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.95 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14245 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.78 km SE of Avenal, California · 14245 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14242 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.19 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14242 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.913km NW of Taft, CA · 14241 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14240 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.725 km NE of King City, California · 14240 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.73 km ESE of Avenal, California · 14239 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.13 km E of Avenal, California · 14239 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.12 km E of Avenal, California · 14239 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14239 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.68 km S of Huron, California · 14239 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.713 km N of Cayucos, California · 14237 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.011km N of Simmler, CA · 14237 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.911 km N of Coalinga, California · 14235 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.812 km E of Coalinga, California · 14233 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.116 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14232 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.97 km ENE of San Simeon, California · 14231 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.514 km WNW of Templeton, California · 14231 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 2.38 km W of Huron, California · 14284 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.38 km S of Huron, California · 14284 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 14284 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14284 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.81 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14285 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.62 km NW of Avenal, California · 14286 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.57 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14289 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.120 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14289 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.712 km E of Coalinga, California · 14290 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.06 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14290 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.68 km NNW of Huron, California · 14292 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14293 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.65 km SSW of Huron, California · 14293 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.630 km ESE of Shandon, California · 14294 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 14295 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.230 km ESE of Shandon, California · 14295 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.030 km ESE of Shandon, California · 14295 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.730 km ESE of Shandon, California · 14295 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.130 km ESE of Shandon, California · 14295 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.8Central California · 14295 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1152273 (also filed as ci621883). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.