California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Tue, Feb 10, 1987, 3:41 AM PST (11:41 UTC), 3 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
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-10 11:41:42 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.599° N, 121.199° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.532 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14476 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14475 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14475 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 14475 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14474 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14474 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.732 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14474 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.013 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14474 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.31 km NE of Aromas, California · 14474 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.614 km WSW of Soledad, California · 14473 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.717 km SW of Soledad, California · 14473 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14472 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.23 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 5.34 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.35 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.75 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.1Central California · 14472 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.05 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.74 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.83 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.93 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.96 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.85 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.85 km N of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.65 km N of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.64 km N of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.85 km N of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.04 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14472 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.63 km E of Coalinga, California · 14471 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.513 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14471 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.513 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14471 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.48 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14471 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14471 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14471 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14471 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.627 km NE of King City, California · 14470 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14470 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14470 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.110 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14470 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.96 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14470 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.810 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14469 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.920 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.532 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14469 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14469 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.13 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14468 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.06 km ESE of San Lucas, California · 14468 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.7Northern California · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.6Central California · 14468 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.014 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14467 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.512 km WNW of Huron, California · 14467 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14466 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.724 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14466 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.619 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14465 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.224 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.812 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14465 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 2.26 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14476 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.98 km E of Coalinga, California · 14476 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14476 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14476 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.5Central California · 14477 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.610 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 14478 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14479 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.512 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14480 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14481 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14481 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.38 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14481 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14481 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 14482 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.919 km S of Big Sur, California · 14482 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.62 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14482 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14482 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14482 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.94 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14483 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.014 km WSW of Soledad, California · 14483 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14483 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc94397. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:13 AM UTC.