California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sat, Dec 26, 1987, 10:30 PM PST (06:30 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 1 km NE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-12-27 06:30:53 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.553° N, 121.147° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14156 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.36 km W of Biola, California · 14156 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.96 km SW of Spreckels, California · 14156 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14155 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 14154 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 14154 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 14154 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.332 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14154 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.713 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14153 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.2Central California · 14152 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.99 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 14152 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.528 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14151 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14150 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14150 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14150 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14150 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14150 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.86 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14150 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.08 km SW of Huron, California · 14150 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.66 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14149 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14149 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 14149 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 14148 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 14148 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.5Central California · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.628 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14147 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.6Central California · 14147 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.826 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 14147 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14146 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14146 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.0Central California · 14146 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14146 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 4.528 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14145 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.029 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14145 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.332 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14145 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.729 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14145 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.129 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14145 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.229 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14145 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.929 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14145 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.629 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14145 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14145 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.6Central California · 14144 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.628 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14144 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14143 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.724 km ENE of King City, California · 14142 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14142 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.228 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14141 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.829 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14140 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14140 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.029 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14140 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14140 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14139 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 3.03 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 14137 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.42 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14137 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 3.0Central California · 14137 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 3.217 km SW of Volta, California · 14137 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.631 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14137 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.929 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14136 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.230 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14136 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.936 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14136 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

  1. 1.829 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14156 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.829 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14156 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.428 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14156 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.923 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14156 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.031 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14157 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.029 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14157 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.69 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14157 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.126 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 14157 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.713 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14158 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14158 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.919 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14158 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.55 km S of Ridgemark, California · 14159 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 14160 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.229 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14160 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14160 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.429 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14161 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.5Central California · 14161 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.0Central California · 14161 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.829 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14161 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.930 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14161 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc110261. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:03 AM UTC.