M2.6 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, May 23, 1987, 10:25 AM PDT

UTC

1987-05-23 17:25:09 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.588° N, 121.185° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

34°

Stations used

64

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast388 kmNW

After

1. 1.61 km NE of Pacific Grove, CaliforniaSun, May 24, 1:27 PM PDT · 14375 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
2. 1.724 km NE of King City, CaliforniaSun, May 24, 5:01 PM PDT · 14375 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
3. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, May 24, 9:26 PM PDT · 14375 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, May 25, 1:32 PM PDT · 14374 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
5. 1.57 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaMon, May 25, 4:09 PM PDT · 14374 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
6. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, May 25, 7:32 PM PDT · 14374 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, May 26, 3:25 PM PDT · 14373 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
8. 1.68 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, May 26, 5:14 PM PDT · 14373 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.62 km ESE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, May 27, 7:25 AM PDT · 14372 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, May 27, 11:39 AM PDT · 14372 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
11. 1.612 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, May 27, 5:59 PM PDT · 14372 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, May 28, 12:46 AM PDT · 14371 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
13. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, May 28, 2:43 PM PDT · 14371 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
14. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, May 28, 3:49 PM PDT · 14371 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
15. 1.520 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, May 29, 3:59 AM PDT · 14370 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.619 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, May 29, 5:11 AM PDT · 14370 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.75 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, May 29, 6:33 AM PDT · 14370 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
18. 1.918 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, May 29, 6:54 PM PDT · 14370 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
19. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, May 30, 6:58 AM PDT · 14369 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
20. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, May 30, 6:59 AM PDT · 14369 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
21. 2.118 km SSW of Volta, CaliforniaSat, May 30, 8:28 PM PDT · 14369 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
22. 2.235 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSun, May 31, 4:48 AM PDT · 14368 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
23. 1.96 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSun, May 31, 7:27 AM PDT · 14368 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
24. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, May 31, 7:27 PM PDT · 14368 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
25. 1.911 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Jun 1, 5:41 PM PDT · 14367 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
26. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Jun 2, 3:00 PM PDT · 14366 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
27. 1.918 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jun 2, 4:41 PM PDT · 14366 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
28. 3.018 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jun 2, 4:53 PM PDT · 14366 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
29. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Jun 2, 11:56 PM PDT · 14366 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
30. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Jun 2, 11:58 PM PDT · 14365 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
31. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jun 3, 8:18 AM PDT · 14365 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
32. 1.514 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Jun 4, 8:51 AM PDT · 14364 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
33. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Jun 4, 9:15 PM PDT · 14364 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
34. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Jun 5, 12:53 PM PDT · 14363 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
35. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jun 6, 9:23 AM PDT · 14362 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
36. 1.520 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jun 6, 9:52 AM PDT · 14362 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
37. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jun 6, 1:59 PM PDT · 14362 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
38. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jun 7, 5:51 AM PDT · 14361 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
39. 1.910 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Jun 7, 12:10 PM PDT · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
40. 2.011 km WNW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 1:24 AM PDT · 14360 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
41. 1.824 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 3:14 AM PDT · 14360 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
42. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 3:11 PM PDT · 14360 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
43. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 7:02 PM PDT · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
44. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 7:11 PM PDT · 14360 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
45. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 8:40 PM PDT · 14360 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
46. 2.35 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 5:28 AM PDT · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
47. 2.64 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 9:06 PM PDT · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
48. 2.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 9:08 PM PDT · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
49. 1.529 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 9:37 PM PDT · 14357 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
50. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 11:42 AM PDT · 14356 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
51. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jun 13, 2:02 AM PDT · 14355 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
52. 2.215 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jun 13, 2:02 AM PDT · 14355 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
53. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jun 13, 2:59 AM PDT · 14355 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
54. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Jun 13, 6:38 AM PDT · 14355 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
55. 1.88 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 12:13 AM PDT · 14354 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
56. 1.95 km WSW of Fairmead, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 3:23 AM PDT · 14354 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
57. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 3:32 AM PDT · 14354 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
58. 1.511 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Jun 14, 7:01 AM PDT · 14354 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
59. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jun 16, 5:45 AM PDT · 14352 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
60. 1.523 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Jun 18, 10:52 AM PDT · 14350 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

1. 1.818 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, May 23, 6:31 AM PDT · 14376 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
2. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, May 22, 5:35 PM PDT · 14377 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, May 21, 9:42 AM PDT · 14378 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
4. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, May 21, 4:21 AM PDT · 14378 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.6Central CaliforniaThu, May 21, 12:56 AM PDT · 14378 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, May 20, 8:04 PM PDT · 14379 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
7. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, May 20, 6:23 AM PDT · 14379 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
8. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 6:49 AM PDT · 14380 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
9. 2.324 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 3:26 AM PDT · 14380 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, May 18, 5:11 AM PDT · 14381 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, May 18, 4:59 AM PDT · 14381 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.723 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, May 17, 10:56 PM PDT · 14382 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
13. 2.220 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaSun, May 17, 10:00 PM PDT · 14382 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
14. 2.12 km ESE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, May 17, 7:41 AM PDT · 14382 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
15. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, May 15, 4:48 PM PDT · 14384 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
16. 2.810 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, May 15, 1:38 AM PDT · 14384 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, May 13, 10:31 AM PDT · 14386 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
18. 1.713 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaTue, May 12, 8:38 AM PDT · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
19. 1.9Central CaliforniaMon, May 11, 10:24 PM PDT · 14388 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
20. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 11, 6:15 PM PDT · 14388 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc100943. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:26 PM UTC.