M2.2 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.2 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, Dec 1, 1987, 9:37 PM PST

UTC

1987-12-02 05:37:55 UTC

Depth

2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.572° N, 121.163° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

55°

Stations used

30

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast45 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast386 kmNW

After

1. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 11:40 PM PST · 14185 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
2. 3.78 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 3:14 AM PST · 14185 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
3. 2.3Central CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 10:02 AM PST · 14185 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.57 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 10:04 AM PST · 14185 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.915 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 10:03 PM PST · 14184 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
6. 1.98 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Dec 3, 12:37 AM PST · 14184 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.66 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Dec 3, 10:34 PM PST · 14183 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
8. 1.826 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaFri, Dec 4, 6:07 PM PST · 14182 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.711 km SW of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 6, 12:26 AM PST · 14181 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
10. 1.811 km SW of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 6, 3:00 AM PST · 14181 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
11. 1.725 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Dec 6, 4:30 AM PST · 14181 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
12. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Dec 6, 8:58 AM PST · 14181 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
13. 1.9Central CaliforniaSun, Dec 6, 6:48 PM PST · 14180 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
14. 1.914 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Dec 6, 6:58 PM PST · 14180 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Dec 7, 2:52 AM PST · 14180 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
16. 1.526 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, Dec 7, 7:31 AM PST · 14180 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
17. 2.05 km SSE of Mendota, CaliforniaMon, Dec 7, 9:10 PM PST · 14179 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
18. 2.812 km N of Morgan Hill, CATue, Dec 8, 8:31 PM PST · 14178 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
19. 1.823 km SSW of Los Banos, CaliforniaThu, Dec 10, 8:19 AM PST · 14177 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
20. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Dec 12, 8:16 AM PST · 14175 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
21. 1.628 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Dec 13, 11:51 AM PST · 14174 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
22. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Dec 14, 8:26 PM PST · 14172 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
23. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Dec 15, 1:14 AM PST · 14172 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
24. 1.925 km WSW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Dec 15, 1:50 AM PST · 14172 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
25. 1.940 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Dec 15, 4:03 AM PST · 14172 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
26. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Dec 15, 2:49 PM PST · 14172 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
27. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Dec 15, 3:01 PM PST · 14172 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
28. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 16, 5:01 PM PST · 14171 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
29. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Dec 17, 1:05 AM PST · 14170 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
30. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Dec 17, 6:53 PM PST · 14169 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
31. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Dec 17, 11:31 PM PST · 14169 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
32. 3.09 km SW of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Dec 18, 11:32 AM PST · 14169 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
33. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Dec 19, 3:31 PM PST · 14168 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
34. 2.022 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Dec 19, 10:04 PM PST · 14167 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
35. 1.5Central CaliforniaSat, Dec 19, 10:19 PM PST · 14167 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
36. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Dec 21, 2:48 PM PST · 14166 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
37. 2.026 km SW of Firebaugh, CaliforniaMon, Dec 21, 6:53 PM PST · 14165 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
38. 1.926 km SW of Firebaugh, CaliforniaMon, Dec 21, 8:07 PM PST · 14165 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
39. 1.926 km SW of Firebaugh, CaliforniaMon, Dec 21, 9:33 PM PST · 14165 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
40. 1.726 km SW of Firebaugh, CaliforniaMon, Dec 21, 10:18 PM PST · 14165 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
41. 1.526 km SW of Firebaugh, CaliforniaMon, Dec 21, 11:22 PM PST · 14165 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
42. 2.029 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 22, 5:09 AM PST · 14165 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
43. 3.828 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 22, 6:36 AM PST · 14165 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
44. 2.631 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 22, 6:47 AM PST · 14165 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
45. 2.329 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 22, 6:49 AM PST · 14165 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
46. 2.032 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 22, 6:50 AM PST · 14165 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
47. 2.930 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 22, 6:50 AM PST · 14165 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
48. 1.829 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 22, 7:55 AM PST · 14165 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
49. 2.0Central CaliforniaTue, Dec 22, 8:05 AM PST · 14165 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
50. 1.5Central CaliforniaTue, Dec 22, 8:06 AM PST · 14165 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
51. 2.429 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 22, 8:08 AM PST · 14165 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
52. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 23, 12:13 AM PST · 14164 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
53. 2.229 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaWed, Dec 23, 9:33 AM PST · 14164 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
54. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Dec 23, 10:51 AM PST · 14164 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
55. 1.55 km S of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Dec 24, 8:32 AM PST · 14163 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
56. 1.919 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Dec 25, 4:42 AM PST · 14162 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
57. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Dec 25, 10:19 AM PST · 14162 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
58. 1.713 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Dec 25, 10:46 AM PST · 14162 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
59. 2.126 km SW of Firebaugh, CaliforniaFri, Dec 25, 1:42 PM PST · 14162 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
60. 1.69 km NE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Dec 25, 6:18 PM PST · 14161 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

1. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 8:31 PM PST · 14185 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 8:31 PM PST · 14185 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
3. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 11:52 AM PST · 14186 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
4. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 9:20 AM PST · 14186 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
5. 2.0Central CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 2:43 AM PST · 14186 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Nov 30, 9:32 AM PST · 14187 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
7. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Nov 30, 1:45 AM PST · 14187 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
8. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Nov 30, 12:16 AM PST · 14187 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.812 km NW of Oak Shores, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 10:27 AM PST · 14188 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
10. 2.518 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 5:33 AM PST · 14188 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.025 km NNE of King City, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 10:39 PM PST · 14188 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
12. 1.729 km SW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 6:27 AM PST · 14189 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
13. 1.822 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 10:30 PM PST · 14189 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
14. 2.89 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Nov 26, 10:39 PM PST · 14190 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
15. 2.19 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Nov 26, 10:38 PM PST · 14190 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
16. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Nov 26, 9:45 AM PST · 14191 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
17. 1.62 km SSW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Nov 26, 8:13 AM PST · 14191 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
18. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 9:04 PM PST · 14191 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
19. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Nov 24, 6:36 AM PST · 14193 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
20. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Nov 24, 6:29 AM PST · 14193 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc109385. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC.