California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20 km NNE of Soledad, California on Mon, Feb 16, 1987, 11:02 AM PST (19:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 24 km NE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-16 19:02:28 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.597° N, 121.234° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.532 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14463 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.13 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14461 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.06 km ESE of San Lucas, California · 14461 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.7Northern California · 14461 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.6Central California · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.014 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14461 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.512 km WNW of Huron, California · 14461 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14460 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.724 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.619 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14459 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.224 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14459 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.812 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.720 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14458 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.713 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14457 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14457 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14457 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.735 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14457 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.62 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14456 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14456 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14456 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14456 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14455 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.026 km NE of Soledad, California · 14454 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14454 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.914 km WSW of Soledad, California · 14454 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.424 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14454 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14454 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14454 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.412 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14453 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 14452 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.426 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14452 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14451 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.85 km ENE of Aromas, California · 14451 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14451 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.015 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14451 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.67 km N of Coalinga, California · 14450 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.95 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14450 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14450 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.58 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14450 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.715 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14449 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14448 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14448 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.78 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14447 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.8Central California · 14447 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.010 km SSW of San Lucas, California · 14447 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.36 km N of Coalinga, California · 14447 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 1.810 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14463 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.96 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14463 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.110 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14464 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14464 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14464 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.627 km NE of King City, California · 14464 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc95396. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.