California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Wed, Jan 28, 1987, 4:54 AM PST (12:54 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 6 km WSW of Madera Acres, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-28 12:54:19 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.496° N, 121.070° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
159°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km SW of Huron, California · 14474 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14474 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14473 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.16 km WSW of Madera Acres, California · 14472 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.110 km SW of Huron, California · 14471 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.610 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.5Central California · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14469 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14469 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.98 km E of Coalinga, California · 14469 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.26 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14469 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.532 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14469 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14468 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.732 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14467 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.013 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14467 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.31 km NE of Aromas, California · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.614 km WSW of Soledad, California · 14467 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.717 km SW of Soledad, California · 14466 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14465 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 3.23 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 5.34 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.35 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.75 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.1Central California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.05 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.74 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.83 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.93 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.96 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.85 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.85 km N of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.65 km N of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.64 km N of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.85 km N of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.04 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.63 km E of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.48 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14464 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14464 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14464 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14464 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.627 km NE of King City, California · 14464 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14463 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.110 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14463 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.96 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14463 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.810 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14463 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.920 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14463 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.532 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14462 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14462 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.13 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14461 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.06 km ESE of San Lucas, California · 14461 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.6Central California · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc93436. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.