M2.0 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Central California on Fri, Mar 27, 1987, 5:57 PM PST (01:57 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 11 km SW of Lake Nacimiento, California. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 68.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1148601 (also filed as ci719441). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.