California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km NW of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Parkfield, California on Tue, Feb 3, 1987, 6:49 AM PST (14:49 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 10 km SW of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-03 14:49:33 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.929° N, 120.473° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14475 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.67 km SW of Huron, California · 14474 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14474 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14473 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.110 km SW of Huron, California · 14471 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14469 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14469 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.98 km E of Coalinga, California · 14469 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14469 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.532 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14469 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14468 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.732 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14467 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.013 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14467 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.717 km SW of Soledad, California · 14466 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.23 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 5.34 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.35 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.75 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.1Central California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.05 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.74 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.83 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.93 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.96 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.85 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.85 km N of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.65 km N of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.64 km N of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.85 km N of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.04 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.63 km E of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.714 km SE of Parkfield, California · 14464 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14464 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14464 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14464 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.627 km NE of King City, California · 14464 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14463 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14462 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.13 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14461 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.06 km ESE of San Lucas, California · 14461 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.6Central California · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.014 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14461 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.512 km WNW of Huron, California · 14460 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.724 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.619 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14459 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.224 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.720 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14458 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 3.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.72 km S of Parkfield, California · 14458 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.89 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 14457 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14457 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14476 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14476 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14476 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.05 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 14477 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.04 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14477 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.013 km W of Avenal, California · 14478 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.026km ENE of King City, CA · 14478 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14478 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.19 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14478 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.17 km SW of Huron, California · 14478 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14479 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 14479 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14480 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14482 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14482 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.09 km N of Coalinga, California · 14482 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.515 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14482 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14483 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 14483 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14483 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc93821 (also filed as ci716618). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.