California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km N of Coalinga, California on Wed, Mar 4, 1987, 11:39 AM PST (19:39 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 22 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-04 19:39:02 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.198° N, 120.364° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km N of San Simeon, California · 14446 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 14446 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14446 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14446 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.24 km ESE of La Vina, California · 14445 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.527 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14445 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.725 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14445 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14445 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 14444 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.313 km WNW of La Vina, California · 14444 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14444 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.816 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14443 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.627 km NE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.529 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.96 km N of Avenal, California · 14439 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14438 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14438 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14438 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.911 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14437 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14437 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14436 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.028 km NE of Soledad, California · 14436 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14436 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.210 km E of Coalinga, California · 14435 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.210 km E of Coalinga, California · 14435 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 14435 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.62 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14434 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14434 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14434 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.77 km N of Coalinga, California · 14433 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 3.16 km N of Coalinga, California · 14433 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.5Central California · 14433 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.63 km SSW of Paso Robles, California · 14433 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.96 km N of Coalinga, California · 14432 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.76 km N of Coalinga, California · 14432 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.07 km N of Coalinga, California · 14432 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.116 km N of Coalinga, California · 14432 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.916 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14431 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 14431 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.04 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14431 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.910 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14429 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14429 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14429 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.98 km NW of Avenal, California · 14429 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14428 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.68 km NE of Avenal, California · 14428 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 3.77 km NE of Avenal, California · 14428 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.68 km N of Coalinga, California · 14428 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.1Central California · 14426 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14424 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 2.010 km SSW of San Lucas, California · 14447 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.39 km E of Coalinga, California · 14447 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14448 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14448 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14448 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.715 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14449 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14450 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.67 km N of Coalinga, California · 14450 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.015 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14451 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.57 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14451 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.426 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14452 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 14452 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14453 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.424 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.63 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 14454 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.97 km W of Lemoore Station, California · 14454 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc96105 (also filed as ci129797). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.