California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Tue, Mar 10, 1987, 11:49 PM PST (07:49 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 14 km N of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1987-03-11 07:49:16 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.602° N, 121.203° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14441 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14441 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.627 km NE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.529 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14440 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14440 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14440 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14439 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.96 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14439 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14439 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14439 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14438 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.911 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14437 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14437 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14437 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.028 km NE of Soledad, California · 14437 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14436 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.59 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14435 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14435 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14435 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.62 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14435 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14434 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14434 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14434 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.77 km N of Coalinga, California · 14433 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 3.16 km N of Coalinga, California · 14433 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.5Central California · 14433 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.634 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14433 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14433 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.96 km N of Coalinga, California · 14433 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.76 km N of Coalinga, California · 14433 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.07 km N of Coalinga, California · 14433 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.116 km N of Coalinga, California · 14433 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14432 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.916 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14432 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 14431 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14431 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.04 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14431 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14431 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.1Northern California · 14430 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14429 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14429 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14429 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.79 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.68 km N of Coalinga, California · 14428 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14427 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14427 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14427 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.92 km NNE of Aromas, California · 14427 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.52 km N of Aromas, California · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.1Central California · 14426 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14425 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.48 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14425 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.72 km E of Big Sur, California · 14425 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14441 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.816 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14443 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.7Near the coast of Central California · 14444 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14444 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.313 km WNW of La Vina, California · 14445 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 14445 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc96506 (also filed as usp000336p). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.