California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Feb 3, 1987, 3:10 PM PST (23:10 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 17 km SW of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-03 23:10:59 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.557° N, 121.153° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
22

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. 1.717 km SW of Soledad, California · 14466 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14465 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.23 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 5.34 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.35 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.75 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.1Central California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.05 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.74 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.83 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.93 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.96 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.85 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.85 km N of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.65 km N of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.64 km N of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.85 km N of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.04 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.63 km E of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.513 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14464 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.513 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14464 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.48 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14464 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14464 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14464 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14464 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.627 km NE of King City, California · 14464 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14463 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 2.110 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14463 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.96 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14463 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.810 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14463 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.920 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14463 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.532 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14462 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14462 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.13 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14461 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.06 km ESE of San Lucas, California · 14461 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.7Northern California · 14461 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.6Central California · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.014 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14461 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.512 km WNW of Huron, California · 14460 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14459 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.724 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.619 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14459 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.224 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.812 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.720 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14458 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 3.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.713 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.72 km S of Parkfield, California · 14458 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 193.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc93835. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.