California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km N of Coalinga, California on Thu, Mar 19, 1987, 12:27 AM PST (08:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 24 km NE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-19 08:27:01 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.282° N, 120.326° 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
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.916 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14431 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 14431 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.04 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14431 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.910 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14429 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14429 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14429 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.98 km NW of Avenal, California · 14428 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14428 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.68 km NE of Avenal, California · 14428 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.77 km NE of Avenal, California · 14428 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.68 km N of Coalinga, California · 14428 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.1Central California · 14426 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14424 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14424 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.124 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14424 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.925 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 14424 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.025 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14424 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.625km E of Cholame, CA · 14424 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.023 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14424 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.0Central California · 14423 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.418km S of Kettleman City, CA · 14423 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.525 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14423 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.724 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14423 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.622 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14422 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.416 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14422 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.55 km N of San Ardo, California · 14420 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14417 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.29 km E of Coalinga, California · 14417 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14417 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.47 km SW of Huron, California · 14416 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14415 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.925 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14414 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.323 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14414 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.117 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.024 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14414 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.8Central California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.316 km N of Coalinga, California · 14414 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.017 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.017 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14412 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.523 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14412 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14411 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14409 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.737 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14408 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14407 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.925 km NE of King City, California · 14407 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.29 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 3.111 km SW of Lake Nacimiento, California · 14406 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.6Central California · 14406 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14405 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14404 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14403 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.623 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14402 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 3.128 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14402 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 3.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 2.07 km N of Coalinga, California · 14432 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.76 km N of Coalinga, California · 14432 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.96 km N of Coalinga, California · 14432 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.63 km SSW of Paso Robles, California · 14433 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.5Central California · 14433 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.16 km N of Coalinga, California · 14433 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.77 km N of Coalinga, California · 14433 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14434 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14434 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.62 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14434 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14435 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14435 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 14435 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.210 km E of Coalinga, California · 14435 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.210 km E of Coalinga, California · 14435 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14436 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.028 km NE of Soledad, California · 14436 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14436 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc97072. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.