California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Fri, Oct 2, 1987, 9:12 PM PDT (04:12 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 19 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-10-03 04:12:34 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.568° N, 121.163° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14234 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14233 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.95 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14233 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 14232 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.812 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14232 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14232 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14230 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.19 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14230 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.311 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14230 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14228 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.513 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 14228 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14228 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.725 km NE of King City, California · 14228 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14227 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14227 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14225 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14225 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14225 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.911 km N of Coalinga, California · 14223 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.03 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14222 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.816 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14222 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.624 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 14222 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14221 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14221 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.812 km E of Coalinga, California · 14221 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14221 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.04 km SE of Aromas, California · 14221 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.116 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14221 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.916 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14220 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.79 km E of San Martin, California · 14220 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14220 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14219 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14219 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14219 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.319 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14218 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.721 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14217 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.02 km SE of San Ardo, California · 14217 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14216 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.17 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14216 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.615 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14215 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.67 km W of Gilroy, California · 14215 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14215 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14214 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14213 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.68 km SE of Los Banos, California · 14212 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.8Central California · 14212 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.636 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14211 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.215 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 14211 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.85 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14210 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14210 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 14210 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14210 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.021 km S of Big Sur, California · 14210 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.726 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14209 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.122 km WSW of Greenfield, California · 14209 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 3.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14209 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14209 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.411 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14209 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.511 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14207 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14206 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 2.423 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14235 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.8Northern California · 14235 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 14235 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14236 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14236 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.55 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14236 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.822 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14237 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.06 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14239 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.614 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14240 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.616 km N of Coalinga, California · 14240 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14241 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.310 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14241 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.02 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 14242 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14244 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14244 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.96 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14245 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.610 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14246 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14246 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.66 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14246 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.77 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14247 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc106791. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.