California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Sun, Aug 23, 1987, 7:20 AM PDT (14:20 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 18 km SW of Gustine, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-08-23 14:20:18 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.601° N, 121.213° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.818 km SW of Gustine, California · 14273 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14273 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 14273 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.62 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14272 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14272 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.518 km SW of Gustine, California · 14272 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.312 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14270 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.26 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 14270 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.7Central California · 14270 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.04 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 14270 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.9Central California · 14270 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.94 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 14270 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.311 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14269 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14269 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.513 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14268 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.92 km S of Oak Shores, California · 14267 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.032 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14267 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.81 km NW of Three Rocks, California · 14266 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.67 km NE of Hollister, California · 14266 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14266 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.823 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14266 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14264 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.78 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14263 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14263 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.63 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14260 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.51 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14259 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.823 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14259 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.823 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14259 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.116 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14259 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14259 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.12 km W of Cambrian Park, California · 14258 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.27 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14257 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.515 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14257 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14257 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.26 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14256 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14256 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 3.316 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14255 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14255 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.312 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14255 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.917 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14254 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14254 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.215 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 14254 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.59 km E of Gilroy, California · 14254 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.513 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14253 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 3.316 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14253 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.615 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14252 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14251 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14251 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.521 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14251 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.621 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14251 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.522 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14250 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 3.113 km N of Coalinga, California · 14250 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14249 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.53 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14248 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.627 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14248 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14248 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14248 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14247 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.77 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14247 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.66 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14246 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14276 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.65 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14276 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.120 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14277 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.915 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14277 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.53 km WSW of Hollister, California · 14278 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14278 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.06 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14278 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 14280 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14280 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14281 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 14282 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.917 km WSW of Soledad, California · 14282 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14282 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14282 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14283 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.95 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14283 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.68 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14284 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14285 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.612 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14285 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14285 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc104952. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.