California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km NNE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Coalinga, California on Tue, Apr 28, 1987, 7:25 PM PDT (02:25 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-29 02:25:16 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.185° N, 120.337° 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
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 14391 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.8Central California · 14391 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 14389 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.913 km NW of Avenal, California · 14389 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14389 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.016 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14387 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.80 km SW of San Simeon, California · 14387 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14387 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.622 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14387 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.125 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14386 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.425 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14386 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14386 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14386 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.310 km NE of San Simeon, California · 14385 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14384 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.65 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 14384 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14383 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.35 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14381 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 14381 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14381 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.96 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14381 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14381 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.310 km S of Huron, California · 14380 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.018 km WSW of Mendota, California · 14380 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14380 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.819 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14379 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 14379 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14377 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 14376 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14375 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.12 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14373 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.220 km W of Lockwood, California · 14373 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.723 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14373 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14372 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.324 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14371 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14371 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.74 km NE of Avenal, California · 14370 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14370 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.6Central California · 14370 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14369 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 14369 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.818 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14367 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14367 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14367 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 14366 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14366 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14365 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.62 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14363 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14363 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14363 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14362 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.520 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14361 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.918 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14361 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14360 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14360 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 14359 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.911 km WSW of Huron, California · 14358 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.73km NW of Kettleman City, CA · 14357 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14357 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 2.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14392 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.214 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14392 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14393 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.28 km SE of Huron, California · 14393 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 14394 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.421 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.123 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14397 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14398 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.221 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14398 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14398 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14399 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, California · 14400 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14401 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14401 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.617 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14401 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.95 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14401 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.621 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.721 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc99449 (also filed as ci721352). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.