California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km NNE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Coalinga, California on Thu, Oct 1, 1987, 8:02 PM PDT (03:02 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 21 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-10-02 03:02:29 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.192° N, 120.344° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km WSW of Templeton, California · 14247 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 14247 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.423 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14247 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14247 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.2Central California · 14246 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14245 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.95 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14245 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.78 km SE of Avenal, California · 14244 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 14244 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14242 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.19 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14242 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14240 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14240 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.725 km NE of King City, California · 14240 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.73 km ESE of Avenal, California · 14239 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.13 km E of Avenal, California · 14239 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.12 km E of Avenal, California · 14239 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14239 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.68 km S of Huron, California · 14238 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.713 km N of Cayucos, California · 14237 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14237 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.011km N of Simmler, CA · 14237 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14236 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.911 km N of Coalinga, California · 14235 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.816 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14234 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.624 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 14233 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14233 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14233 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.812 km E of Coalinga, California · 14233 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.116 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14232 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.916 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14232 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14231 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14231 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14231 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.97 km ENE of San Simeon, California · 14231 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14231 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.514 km WNW of Templeton, California · 14231 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.319 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14230 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.721 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14228 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.02 km SE of San Ardo, California · 14228 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.17 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14227 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.615 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14227 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.85 km W of Cayucos, California · 14227 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.89 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14226 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14225 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.68 km SE of Los Banos, California · 14224 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.8Central California · 14223 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.636 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14223 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.7Central California · 14222 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 14221 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.726 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14221 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.122 km WSW of Greenfield, California · 14221 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 3.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14221 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14221 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.411 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14221 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.710km NE of Alpaugh, CA · 14220 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 3.18 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14219 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14218 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.526 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14218 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14217 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 4.822 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14248 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.512 km NE of Shandon, California · 14250 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.614 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14252 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.616 km N of Coalinga, California · 14252 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14252 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.310 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14252 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14255 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14256 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.96 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14257 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.610 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14258 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.66 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14258 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14259 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14259 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.627 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14259 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14260 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.24 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14261 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.94 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14261 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.94 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14261 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.64 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14261 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.113 km N of Coalinga, California · 14261 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc106583. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC.