California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km ENE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Coalinga, California on Sun, Feb 15, 1987, 4:28 PM PST (00:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 7 km NE of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-02-16 00:28:06 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.172° N, 120.288° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14472 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.532 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14472 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14472 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.13 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14471 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.06 km ESE of San Lucas, California · 14471 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.6Central California · 14470 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.512 km WNW of Huron, California · 14470 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.724 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.619 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14468 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.224 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.720 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14467 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 3.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.72 km S of Parkfield, California · 14467 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.89 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.84 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14466 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.735 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.62 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14466 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14466 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14464 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.026 km NE of Soledad, California · 14464 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.97 km W of Lemoore Station, California · 14464 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.63 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 14464 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.424 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14463 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14463 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14462 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 14461 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.426 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14461 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.57 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14461 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.015 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14460 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.67 km N of Coalinga, California · 14460 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14459 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.715 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14459 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14457 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14457 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 3.39 km E of Coalinga, California · 14457 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.010 km SSW of San Lucas, California · 14456 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.36 km N of Coalinga, California · 14456 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.612 km N of San Simeon, California · 14456 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 14456 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14455 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14455 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.24 km ESE of La Vina, California · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.527 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14454 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.725 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14454 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14454 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 14454 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.313 km WNW of La Vina, California · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14453 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 2.627 km NE of King City, California · 14473 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14473 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14473 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14474 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.714 km SE of Parkfield, California · 14474 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.63 km E of Coalinga, California · 14474 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.04 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14474 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.85 km N of Coalinga, California · 14475 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14475 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.64 km N of Coalinga, California · 14475 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14475 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14475 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14475 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.65 km N of Coalinga, California · 14475 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.85 km N of Coalinga, California · 14475 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.85 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14475 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.96 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14475 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.93 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14475 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.83 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14475 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.74 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14475 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc95073. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC.