California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sat, Jan 24, 1987, 2:47 AM PST (10:47 UTC), 4 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
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-24 10:47:57 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.553° N, 121.142° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.28 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14493 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14492 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.815 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14492 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.110 km N of Coalinga, California · 14492 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14492 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.26 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14491 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14491 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 14491 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14491 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.515 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14490 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.09 km N of Coalinga, California · 14490 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14490 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14490 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.97 km NE of Big Sur, California · 14490 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14489 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14489 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14488 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.212 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14488 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.46 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14488 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.96 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14488 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 14487 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 3.315 km WSW of Soledad, California · 14487 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.916 km WSW of Soledad, California · 14487 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14487 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.76 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14487 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.17 km SW of Huron, California · 14486 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 2.51 km NE of Aromas, California · 14486 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14486 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.19 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14486 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14486 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.026km ENE of King City, CA · 14486 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.013 km W of Avenal, California · 14486 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 3.04 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14485 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14484 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14484 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14484 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14484 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.014 km WSW of Soledad, California · 14484 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.94 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14484 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14484 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14483 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.62 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14483 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.919 km S of Big Sur, California · 14483 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 14483 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14483 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.38 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14482 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14482 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.67 km SW of Huron, California · 14482 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14482 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14481 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.110 km SW of Huron, California · 14479 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.610 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 14479 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.5Central California · 14478 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14477 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14477 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.98 km E of Coalinga, California · 14477 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.26 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14477 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14477 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.532 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14477 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.812 km S of Los Banos, California · 14494 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.91 km W of Hollister, California · 14494 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.031 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 14495 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 14495 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.917 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14496 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14496 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.77 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14497 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.78 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14497 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14498 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.8Central California · 14498 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.522 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14499 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14499 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 14499 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.29 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14499 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.829 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14499 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14499 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14500 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc93167. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC.