California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 18 km NW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 18 km NW of Coalinga, California on Wed, Jul 29, 1987, 11:54 AM PDT (18:54 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 12 km NNW of Kettleman City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-07-29 18:54:41 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.274° N, 120.476° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71 km SSE of Oak Shores, California · 14311 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14310 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.29 km N of Coalinga, California · 14310 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.45 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14308 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.517 km N of Coalinga, California · 14308 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 14308 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14307 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14306 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.52 km S of Oak Shores, California · 14306 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.97 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14306 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14305 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.57 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14304 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.02 km S of Oak Shores, California · 14303 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.224 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14302 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.741 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14302 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14301 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.89 km NNW of Huron, California · 14301 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.726 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 14301 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.76 km ESE of San Lucas, California · 14300 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.027 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 14300 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.11 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14299 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.617 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14298 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.813 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14297 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14297 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.413 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14297 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14297 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14296 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.8Central California · 14295 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.130 km ESE of Shandon, California · 14295 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.730 km ESE of Shandon, California · 14295 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.030 km ESE of Shandon, California · 14295 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.230 km ESE of Shandon, California · 14295 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 14295 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.95 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14295 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14294 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.630 km ESE of Shandon, California · 14294 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14294 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14294 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.917 km WSW of Soledad, California · 14294 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.65 km SSW of Huron, California · 14293 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 14293 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14293 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14292 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.68 km NNW of Huron, California · 14292 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 14292 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.06 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14290 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14290 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.712 km E of Coalinga, California · 14290 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.120 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14289 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.57 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14289 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14288 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14287 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.62 km NW of Avenal, California · 14286 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.81 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14285 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14284 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 14284 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.38 km S of Huron, California · 14284 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.62 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14284 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14284 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.38 km W of Huron, California · 14284 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 1.618 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14312 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.723 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14313 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.71 km SSE of Oak Shores, California · 14314 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14314 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.49 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14315 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNE of Lockwood, California · 14315 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.0Central California · 14316 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14316 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.94 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14317 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.822 km NE of Shandon, California · 14317 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.81 km SSE of Oak Shores, California · 14318 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 14318 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14318 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.930 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 14318 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.311 km NE of Avenal, California · 14320 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14320 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.87 km E of Coalinga, California · 14320 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14322 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14322 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.64 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14323 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc103754. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.