California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km NE of Soledad, California on Fri, Feb 27, 1987, 9:07 AM PST (17:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 9 km E of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-02-27 17:07:23 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.565° N, 121.110° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.426 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14460 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14460 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.85 km ENE of Aromas, California · 14459 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.015 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14459 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.67 km N of Coalinga, California · 14458 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.95 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14458 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.58 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.715 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14457 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14457 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14456 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14456 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14456 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.39 km E of Coalinga, California · 14455 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.78 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14455 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.8Central California · 14455 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.010 km SSW of San Lucas, California · 14455 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.36 km N of Coalinga, California · 14455 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.612 km N of San Simeon, California · 14454 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 14454 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14454 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14454 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.24 km ESE of La Vina, California · 14453 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.527 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14453 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.725 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14453 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14453 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14453 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 14453 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.313 km WNW of La Vina, California · 14452 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14452 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.7Near the coast of Central California · 14451 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.816 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14451 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14449 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 3.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14448 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14448 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.627 km NE of Soledad, California · 14448 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.529 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14448 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14448 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14447 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14447 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.96 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14447 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14446 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14446 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14446 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.911 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14445 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14445 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14445 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.028 km NE of Soledad, California · 14444 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14444 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.59 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14443 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.210 km E of Coalinga, California · 14443 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.210 km E of Coalinga, California · 14443 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 14443 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14443 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14443 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.62 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14442 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14442 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 1.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14461 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14461 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14461 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.412 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14461 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14462 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14462 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.424 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14462 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.914 km WSW of Soledad, California · 14462 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14462 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.026 km NE of Soledad, California · 14462 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14463 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14464 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14464 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14464 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.62 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14464 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.735 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14465 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14465 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14465 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14465 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.72 km S of Parkfield, California · 14466 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc95789. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC.