California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km WSW of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Soledad, California on Thu, Feb 12, 1987, 12:03 PM PST (20:03 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
1987-02-12 20:03:43 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.363° N, 121.474° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km SW of Soledad, California · 14466 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14465 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.48 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14464 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14464 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.627 km NE of King City, California · 14464 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.110 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14463 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.96 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14463 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.810 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14463 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.920 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14463 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.532 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14462 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14462 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.06 km ESE of San Lucas, California · 14461 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.6Central California · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.014 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14461 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14459 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.724 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.619 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14459 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.224 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.812 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.720 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14458 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 3.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14457 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14457 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14457 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 2.735 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14456 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14454 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.026 km NE of Soledad, California · 14454 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14454 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.914 km WSW of Soledad, California · 14454 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.424 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.412 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 14452 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.426 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14451 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14451 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.85 km ENE of Aromas, California · 14451 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14451 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.015 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14451 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.95 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14450 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14450 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.58 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14449 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.715 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14449 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14448 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.78 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14447 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.8Central California · 14447 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.010 km SSW of San Lucas, California · 14447 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.612 km N of San Simeon, California · 14446 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 2.31 km NE of Aromas, California · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.732 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14467 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14468 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14468 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.532 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14469 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14469 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.26 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.5Central California · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.610 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14473 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14474 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14474 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.38 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14474 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 14475 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.919 km S of Big Sur, California · 14475 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.62 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14475 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14475 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14476 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc94589. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.