California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 9 km ENE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Coalinga, California on Wed, Oct 7, 1987, 8:22 PM PDT (03:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 2 km E of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-10-08 03:22:22 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.161° N, 120.261° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14228 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14228 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.725 km NE of King City, California · 14228 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.73 km ESE of Avenal, California · 14228 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.13 km E of Avenal, California · 14228 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.12 km E of Avenal, California · 14227 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14227 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.68 km S of Huron, California · 14227 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.713 km N of Cayucos, California · 14226 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.011km N of Simmler, CA · 14225 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14225 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.911 km N of Coalinga, California · 14223 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.816 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14222 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14221 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14221 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.812 km E of Coalinga, California · 14221 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.116 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14221 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.916 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14220 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14220 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14220 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14219 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.97 km ENE of San Simeon, California · 14219 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14219 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.514 km WNW of Templeton, California · 14219 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.319 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14218 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.02 km SE of San Ardo, California · 14217 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.17 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14216 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.615 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14215 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.89 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14214 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14214 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.636 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14211 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.7Central California · 14211 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 14210 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.726 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14209 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 3.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14209 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14209 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.411 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14209 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.710km NE of Alpaugh, CA · 14209 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 3.18 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14207 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14206 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.526 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14206 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.816 km NW of Huron, California · 14205 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14204 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.610 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14203 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.621 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14202 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.311 km SSE of Huron, California · 14201 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 4.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14200 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14200 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.421 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14200 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 14199 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.421 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14199 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14198 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.82 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14198 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.69 km NNE of Lockwood, California · 14197 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.05 km E of Avenal, California · 14196 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.110 km SW of Huron, CA · 14195 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14195 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14194 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 14194 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.61 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14192 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14230 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 14232 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.78 km SE of Avenal, California · 14233 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.95 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14233 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14234 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.2Central California · 14234 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14235 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.423 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14235 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 14235 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.910 km WSW of Templeton, California · 14236 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.55 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14236 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 4.822 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14237 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.512 km NE of Shandon, California · 14239 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.614 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14240 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.616 km N of Coalinga, California · 14240 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14241 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.310 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14241 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14244 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14244 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.96 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14245 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc106963 (also filed as ci732378). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.