California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in Central California on Wed, Mar 4, 1987, 5:29 AM PST (13:29 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 22 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-04 13:29:14 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.883° N, 121.347° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
75

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.527 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14445 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.725 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14445 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14445 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 14445 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.313 km WNW of La Vina, California · 14444 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.7Near the coast of Central California · 14443 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.113 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14443 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.627 km NE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.529 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14440 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.815 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14440 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14439 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14439 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.96 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14439 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14439 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.69 km SE of Sunol, California · 14437 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14437 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14437 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14436 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.028 km NE of Soledad, California · 14436 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14436 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.020 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14435 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.59 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14435 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14435 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14435 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.618 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14435 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14434 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14434 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14434 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14433 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.616 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14433 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14432 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 14431 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.417 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14431 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14431 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14431 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.513 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14430 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.1Northern California · 14430 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.07 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14429 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14429 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14428 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.79 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.011 km S of Pescadero, California · 14427 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14427 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14427 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14427 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.92 km NNE of Aromas, California · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.52 km N of Aromas, California · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 168.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc96445 (also filed as usp00032zj). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.