California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Wed, Feb 25, 1987, 8:14 PM PST (04:14 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 12 km N of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-26 04:14:18 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.509° N, 121.088° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14453 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14453 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 14452 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.426 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14451 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14451 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.85 km ENE of Aromas, California · 14451 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14451 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.015 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14451 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.67 km N of Coalinga, California · 14450 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.95 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14450 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14450 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.58 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14449 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.715 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14449 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14448 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14448 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14447 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.39 km E of Coalinga, California · 14447 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.78 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14447 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.8Central California · 14447 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.010 km SSW of San Lucas, California · 14447 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.36 km N of Coalinga, California · 14447 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.612 km N of San Simeon, California · 14446 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 14446 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14446 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14446 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.24 km ESE of La Vina, California · 14445 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.527 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14445 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.725 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14444 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14444 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14444 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 14444 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.313 km WNW of La Vina, California · 14444 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14444 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.7Near the coast of Central California · 14443 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.816 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14443 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 3.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.627 km NE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.529 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14440 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.96 km N of Avenal, California · 14439 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14439 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14438 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.96 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14438 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14438 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14438 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14437 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.911 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14437 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14437 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14436 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.028 km NE of Soledad, California · 14436 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14436 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.59 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14435 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.210 km E of Coalinga, California · 14435 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.424 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.914 km WSW of Soledad, California · 14454 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14454 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.026 km NE of Soledad, California · 14454 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14454 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14456 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14456 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14456 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.62 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14456 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.735 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14456 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14457 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14457 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14457 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.72 km S of Parkfield, California · 14458 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc95487. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.