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M2.9 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Sep 14, 1987, 12:12 AM PDT (07:12 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 22 km NE of San Ardo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-09-14 07:12:51 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.580° N, 121.173° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.215 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 14262 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.59 km E of Gilroy, California · 14262 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.513 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14262 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.316 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14261 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.615 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14260 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14260 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14260 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.521 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14260 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.621 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14260 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.522 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14259 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.113 km N of Coalinga, California · 14258 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.64 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14258 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.94 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14258 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.94 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14258 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.24 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14258 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14257 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.53 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14257 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.627 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14257 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14256 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14256 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14256 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.77 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14256 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.66 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14255 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14255 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.610 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14255 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.96 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14254 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14253 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14252 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 3.02 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 14251 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.310 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14250 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14249 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.616 km N of Coalinga, California · 14249 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.614 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14249 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.08 km S of Davenport, California · 14249 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.06 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14248 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 4.822 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14245 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.55 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14245 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14245 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14244 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 14244 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.8Northern California · 14244 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.423 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14244 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14244 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14242 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14242 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.95 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14242 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 14241 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.812 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14241 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14241 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14239 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.19 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14239 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.311 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14239 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14237 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.513 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 14237 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14237 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.725 km NE of King City, California · 14237 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14236 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14236 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14234 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14233 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 1.917 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14263 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.312 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14264 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14264 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.316 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14264 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14265 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.78 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14265 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.26 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14265 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14265 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.515 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14265 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.27 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14266 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14267 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.116 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14268 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.823 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14268 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.823 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14268 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.51 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14268 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.63 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14269 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14272 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.78 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14272 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14272 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.823 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14275 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc105772. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.