California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, May 25, 1987, 7:32 PM PDT (02:32 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 5 km SE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-05-26 02:32:22 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.572° N, 121.172° 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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14364 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.68 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14364 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.62 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14363 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14363 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.612 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14363 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14362 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14362 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14362 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.520 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14361 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.619 km E of East Foothills, California · 14361 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.75 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14361 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.918 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14361 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14360 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14360 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.118 km SSW of Volta, California · 14360 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.235 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14359 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.96 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14359 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 14359 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.911 km WSW of Huron, California · 14358 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14357 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.918 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14357 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 3.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14357 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14356 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14356 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14356 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14355 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14355 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14354 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14353 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.520 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14353 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14353 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14352 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.910 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14352 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.011 km WNW of Huron, California · 14351 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14351 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14351 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14351 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14351 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14351 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.35 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.64 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.529 km NE of Soledad, California · 14347 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14347 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14346 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.215 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14346 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14346 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14346 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.88 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14345 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.95 km WSW of Fairmead, California · 14345 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14345 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.511 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14345 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14343 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.523 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14341 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14340 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 3.211 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14338 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.99 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14338 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.525 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14337 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 14337 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.09 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14336 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 1.57 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14365 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14365 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14366 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 14366 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.61 km NE of Pacific Grove, California · 14366 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14367 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.818 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14367 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14368 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 14369 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14369 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.6Central California · 14369 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14370 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14370 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14371 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.324 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14371 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14372 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14372 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.723 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14372 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.220 km W of Lockwood, California · 14372 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.12 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14373 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc100929. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.