California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 31 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Soledad, California on Wed, Nov 25, 1987, 9:04 PM PST (05:04 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 28 km SW of South Dos Palos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-11-26 05:04:24 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.574° N, 121.031° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km SSW of Hollister, California · 14188 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14188 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.19 km N of Coalinga, California · 14188 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 14188 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.822 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 14187 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.729 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14187 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.025 km NNE of King City, California · 14186 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14186 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.812 km NW of Oak Shores, California · 14185 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14185 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14185 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14184 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.0Central California · 14184 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14183 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14183 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 14183 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 14183 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14183 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14183 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14183 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.3Central California · 14182 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.57 km WSW of Huron, California · 14182 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.915 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14182 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.98 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14182 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.66 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14181 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.826 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14180 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.711 km SW of Soledad, California · 14179 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.811 km SW of Soledad, California · 14179 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.725 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14179 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14178 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.9Central California · 14178 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14178 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14178 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.526 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14178 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.05 km SSE of Mendota, California · 14177 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.812 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 14176 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.823 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14174 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14172 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.710 km S of Huron, California · 14172 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.628 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14171 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14170 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14170 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.925 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14170 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.940 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14170 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14169 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14169 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14168 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14168 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14167 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14167 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 3.09 km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 14166 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14165 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.022 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14165 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.5Central California · 14165 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14163 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.026 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 14163 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.926 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 14163 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.926 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 14163 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.726 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 14163 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.526 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 14163 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14191 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14191 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.52 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14191 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 14192 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14192 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.714 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14192 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.524 km NE of Soledad, California · 14192 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.619 km WSW of Greenfield, California · 14193 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.73 km S of Merced, California · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.821 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14193 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14194 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.317 km SW of Gustine, California · 14194 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14194 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.58 km N of Coalinga, California · 14194 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.87 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14194 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.35 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14195 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.53 km WNW of Ridgemark, California · 14195 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.5Central California · 14195 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14196 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc109065. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.