California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km NNE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Coalinga, California on Sun, Jan 25, 1987, 3:04 AM PST (11:04 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 9 km ENE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

Coalinga forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-25 11:04:39 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.207° N, 120.308° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110 km N of Coalinga, California · 14484 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14483 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 14483 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14483 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.515 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14482 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.09 km N of Coalinga, California · 14482 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14482 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14482 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14479 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.17 km SW of Huron, California · 14478 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.19 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14478 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14478 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.026km ENE of King City, CA · 14478 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.013 km W of Avenal, California · 14478 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 3.04 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14477 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.05 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 14477 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14476 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14476 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14476 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.94 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14476 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14475 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.67 km SW of Huron, California · 14474 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14474 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14473 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.16 km WSW of Madera Acres, California · 14472 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.110 km SW of Huron, California · 14471 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14469 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14469 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.98 km E of Coalinga, California · 14469 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14469 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.532 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14469 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14468 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.732 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14467 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.013 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14467 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 3.23 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 5.34 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.35 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.75 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.1Central California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.05 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.74 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.83 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.93 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.96 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.85 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.85 km N of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.65 km N of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.64 km N of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.85 km N of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.04 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.63 km E of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14486 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.812 km S of Los Banos, California · 14486 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.031 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 14487 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 14487 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.917 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14488 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14490 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14490 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14490 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14490 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.522 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14491 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.93 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14491 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.13 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 14491 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.829 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14491 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14491 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14492 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14492 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14493 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.1Central California · 14493 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14493 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.830 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14494 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc93140 (also filed as ci716291). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC.