California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km E of Seven Trees, California on Tue, Jun 23, 1987, 4:30 PM PDT (23:30 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 6 km NE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-06-23 23:30:33 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.294° N, 121.677° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
42

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 120.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc102254. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.