M2.2 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.2 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Sep 23, 1987, 9:17 PM PDT

UTC

1987-09-24 04:17:25 UTC

Depth

8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.606° N, 121.216° 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

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

46°

Stations used

45

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast40 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast392 kmNW

After

1. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Sep 24, 4:21 AM PDT · 14253 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
2. 3.02 km SSW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaFri, Sep 25, 10:53 PM PDT · 14251 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.310 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 27, 1:43 AM PDT · 14250 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
4. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Sep 27, 2:56 AM PDT · 14250 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.616 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 27, 12:32 PM PDT · 14250 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
6. 1.614 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 27, 8:45 PM PDT · 14249 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
7. 2.08 km S of Davenport, CaliforniaMon, Sep 28, 1:48 AM PDT · 14249 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.06 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Sep 28, 2:41 PM PDT · 14249 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
9. 4.822 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Oct 1, 7:49 AM PDT · 14246 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.55 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Oct 1, 8:02 PM PDT · 14245 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Oct 1, 10:05 PM PDT · 14245 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
12. 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 2, 6:48 AM PDT · 14245 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
13. 1.823 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Oct 2, 1:21 PM PDT · 14245 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
14. 1.8Northern CaliforniaFri, Oct 2, 2:00 PM PDT · 14245 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
15. 2.423 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Oct 2, 2:31 PM PDT · 14245 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
16. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Oct 2, 9:12 PM PDT · 14244 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
17. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Oct 4, 3:55 AM PDT · 14243 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Oct 4, 10:47 AM PDT · 14243 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
19. 1.95 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Oct 4, 1:52 PM PDT · 14243 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
20. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Oct 5, 4:10 PM PDT · 14242 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
21. 1.812 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Oct 5, 7:57 PM PDT · 14241 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
22. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Oct 6, 12:48 AM PDT · 14241 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
23. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Oct 7, 2:58 PM PDT · 14240 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.19 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Oct 7, 8:22 PM PDT · 14239 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
25. 2.311 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Oct 7, 9:45 PM PDT · 14239 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
26. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Oct 9, 10:42 AM PDT · 14238 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
27. 1.513 km WNW of Diablo Grande, CaliforniaFri, Oct 9, 2:26 PM PDT · 14238 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
28. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Oct 9, 3:36 PM PDT · 14238 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
29. 1.725 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Oct 9, 8:03 PM PDT · 14237 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
30. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 10, 12:21 PM PDT · 14237 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
31. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 10, 7:45 PM PDT · 14236 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
32. 2.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Oct 12, 5:33 PM PDT · 14235 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
33. 2.813 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Oct 13, 7:14 AM PDT · 14234 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
34. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Oct 13, 8:35 AM PDT · 14234 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
35. 1.911 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Oct 14, 12:19 PM PDT · 14233 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
36. 2.03 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Oct 15, 11:21 AM PDT · 14232 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
37. 1.816 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaThu, Oct 15, 3:57 PM PDT · 14232 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
38. 1.624 km WSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaFri, Oct 16, 4:24 AM PDT · 14231 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
39. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 16, 4:39 PM PDT · 14231 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
40. 1.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 16, 4:41 PM PDT · 14231 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
41. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Oct 17, 2:43 AM PDT · 14230 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
42. 2.04 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaSat, Oct 17, 8:22 AM PDT · 14230 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
43. 2.116 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 17, 8:34 AM PDT · 14230 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
44. 2.916 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSat, Oct 17, 10:30 AM PDT · 14230 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
45. 1.79 km E of San Martin, CaliforniaSat, Oct 17, 10:56 AM PDT · 14230 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
46. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Oct 18, 7:45 AM PDT · 14229 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
47. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Oct 18, 9:05 AM PDT · 14229 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
48. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 18, 4:20 PM PDT · 14229 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
49. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 18, 7:36 PM PDT · 14228 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
50. 2.319 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Oct 19, 1:13 PM PDT · 14228 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
51. 1.721 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Oct 21, 1:08 AM PDT · 14226 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
52. 2.02 km SE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Oct 21, 3:08 AM PDT · 14226 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
53. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Oct 21, 11:27 PM PDT · 14225 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
54. 2.17 km S of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Oct 22, 12:07 AM PDT · 14225 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
55. 1.615 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaThu, Oct 22, 12:01 PM PDT · 14225 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
56. 1.67 km W of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Oct 22, 4:48 PM PDT · 14225 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
57. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaThu, Oct 22, 10:28 PM PDT · 14224 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
58. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 24, 8:16 AM PDT · 14223 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
59. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Oct 24, 1:33 PM PDT · 14223 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
60. 1.68 km SE of Los Banos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 25, 3:55 PM PST · 14222 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

1. 1.96 km W of Oak Shores, CaliforniaTue, Sep 22, 9:53 PM PDT · 14254 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.610 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 21, 5:31 PM PDT · 14256 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
3. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Sep 21, 5:07 PM PDT · 14256 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
4. 1.66 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Sep 21, 12:07 PM PDT · 14256 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.77 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Sep 21, 2:02 AM PDT · 14256 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
6. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 20, 3:15 PM PDT · 14257 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.56 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Sep 20, 6:35 AM PDT · 14257 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
8. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 20, 5:26 AM PDT · 14257 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
9. 1.627 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 20, 1:56 AM PDT · 14257 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
10. 1.53 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Sep 19, 11:47 AM PDT · 14258 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
11. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 19, 5:00 AM PDT · 14258 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
12. 3.113 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 18, 2:40 AM PDT · 14259 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
13. 2.522 km SSW of Los Banos, CaliforniaThu, Sep 17, 11:48 AM PDT · 14260 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
14. 1.621 km SSW of Los Banos, CaliforniaThu, Sep 17, 12:23 AM PDT · 14260 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
15. 1.521 km SSW of Los Banos, CaliforniaThu, Sep 17, 12:20 AM PDT · 14260 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
16. 1.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 16, 10:59 PM PDT · 14260 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
17. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Sep 16, 12:32 PM PDT · 14261 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
18. 1.615 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 16, 8:25 AM PDT · 14261 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
19. 3.316 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 15, 3:48 AM PDT · 14262 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
20. 1.513 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 15, 12:49 AM PDT · 14262 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc106246. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC.