California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, Feb 11, 1987, 3:42 AM PST (11:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 4 km NE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-11 11:42:00 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.563° N, 121.159° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
42

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km N of Coalinga, California · 14466 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14466 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.85 km N of Coalinga, California · 14466 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.04 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14466 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.63 km E of Coalinga, California · 14466 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.513 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.513 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.48 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14466 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14465 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.627 km NE of King City, California · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14465 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14465 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.110 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14465 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.96 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14464 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.810 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14464 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.920 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14464 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.532 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14464 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.13 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14462 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.06 km ESE of San Lucas, California · 14462 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.7Northern California · 14462 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.6Central California · 14462 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.014 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14462 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.512 km WNW of Huron, California · 14462 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14461 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.724 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.619 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14460 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.224 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.812 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14459 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14459 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.720 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14459 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 3.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14459 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14459 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14459 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.713 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.735 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14457 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.62 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14457 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14457 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14457 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14457 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14456 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 2.026 km NE of Soledad, California · 14455 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14455 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.914 km WSW of Soledad, California · 14455 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 2.424 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14455 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14455 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14454 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.412 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14454 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14454 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 191.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc94499. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.