California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Soledad, California on Fri, Jan 9, 1987, 4:54 AM PST (12:54 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 4 km NNE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-09 12:54:23 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.529° N, 121.111° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.525 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14507 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14507 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14507 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.97 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14507 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.910 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14507 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.631 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14506 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.930 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14506 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.68 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14505 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.68 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14505 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14505 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.825 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14505 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.66 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 14504 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14504 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14503 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14502 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14502 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.112 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 14502 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.830 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14501 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14500 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.1Central California · 14500 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14500 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14500 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.330 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14499 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.228 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14499 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.127 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14499 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14498 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14498 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14498 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.829 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14498 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 4.29 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14498 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 14498 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14498 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.522 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14497 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14497 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14497 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.8Central California · 14497 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14496 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.78 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14496 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.77 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14496 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14494 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.917 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14494 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 14494 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.031 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 14493 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.91 km W of Hollister, California · 14493 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.812 km S of Los Banos, California · 14493 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14493 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.28 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14492 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14490 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.815 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14490 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.110 km N of Coalinga, California · 14490 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14490 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.26 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14490 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14489 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 14489 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14489 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.515 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14489 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.09 km N of Coalinga, California · 14489 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14489 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 2.27 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14508 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.27 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14509 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.529 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14510 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 14511 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 14512 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.715 km N of Coalinga, California · 14512 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 14513 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14513 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14513 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14513 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14513 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 14514 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 14514 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.6Central California · 14514 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 14514 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.33 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14515 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.08 km N of Coalinga, California · 14515 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.711 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14516 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 14516 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.42 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14516 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc92123. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:50 AM UTC.