California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, Jun 24, 1987, 1:24 PM PDT (20:24 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 14 km NNE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-06-24 20:24:48 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.568° N, 121.157° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14335 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.614 km W of Coalinga, California · 14335 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.517 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14335 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.823 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 14334 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14333 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14333 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.327 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14333 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.518 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14333 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14332 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14330 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.819 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14328 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.72 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14327 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14327 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.624 km NNE of King City, California · 14327 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14327 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.510 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14326 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.67 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14326 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14325 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 14325 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.55 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14324 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.627 km NE of Soledad, California · 14324 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.622 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14324 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14324 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.514 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14324 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 14324 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.99 km E of San Martin, California · 14324 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.614 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 14323 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.616 km NW of Big Sur, California · 14323 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14323 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.54 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14323 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 3.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14322 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14322 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14322 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14322 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.013 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14322 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.88 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14320 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14319 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14319 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.221 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14318 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.412 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14318 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14318 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14318 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.65 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14317 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.417 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14317 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14317 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14316 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14315 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14315 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.04 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14314 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.716 km NE of Gonzales, California · 14314 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14313 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.49 km NE of San Martin, California · 14312 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.58 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14312 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.73 km N of Interlaken, California · 14312 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.78 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14312 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14311 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.64 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14311 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14311 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14310 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.87 km E of Coalinga, California · 14308 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14336 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.128 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14336 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14336 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.840 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14336 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 14336 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.09 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14336 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 14337 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.525 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14338 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.99 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14338 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.211 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14338 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14341 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.523 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14341 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14343 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.511 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14345 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14346 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.95 km WSW of Fairmead, California · 14346 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.88 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14346 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14346 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14347 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.215 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14347 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc102323. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.