California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11 km N of Clyde, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km N of Clyde, California on Thu, Feb 26, 1987, 11:46 PM PST (07:46 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 5 km SW of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-27 07:46:45 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.131° N, 122.020° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 11.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.41
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 145.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10083921. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:40 AM UTC.