California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Central California on Thu, Apr 2, 1987, 2:20 PM PST (22:20 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 5 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-02 22:20:56 UTC
Depth
17.3 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.079° N, 121.844° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
260°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14423 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14421 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14420 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14420 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14419 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.09 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14418 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14418 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.523 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14418 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14415 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14414 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.737 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14414 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.925 km NE of King City, California · 14413 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.02 km W of Hollister, California · 14413 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.111 km SW of Lake Nacimiento, California · 14412 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.6Central California · 14412 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14410 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.85 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14409 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.623 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14408 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.128 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14408 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14408 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14408 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.721 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14408 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14408 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.621 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14408 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.617 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14407 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.01 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14407 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14406 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.75 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14406 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.017 km S of Big Sur, California · 14405 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.935 km W of Lockwood, California · 14405 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14404 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.221 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14404 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14403 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.123 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.82 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14400 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.3Central California · 14400 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 14399 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.63 km NNE of Pacific Grove, California · 14399 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.621 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14397 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14397 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.94 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 14396 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.8Central California · 14396 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 4.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14396 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14396 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 3.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14396 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14394 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14394 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14394 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.34 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14393 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14393 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.80 km SW of San Simeon, California · 14392 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.622 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14392 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14392 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14391 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.310 km NE of San Simeon, California · 14391 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14389 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.29 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14389 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14388 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14386 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14424 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.55 km N of San Ardo, California · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 14426 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.61 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14426 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.76 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14428 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.622 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14428 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.72 km E of Big Sur, California · 14430 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14430 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.1Central California · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.52 km N of Aromas, California · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.92 km NNE of Aromas, California · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14434 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14434 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14437 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 14437 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14437 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14438 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14439 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14439 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.634 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14439 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc97879. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC.