California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, Mar 18, 1987, 10:17 AM PST (18:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10 km SW of Ridgemark, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-18 18:17:56 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.585° N, 121.181° 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
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14433 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.96 km N of Coalinga, California · 14433 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.76 km N of Coalinga, California · 14433 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.07 km N of Coalinga, California · 14433 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.116 km N of Coalinga, California · 14432 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14432 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14432 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14432 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.916 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14431 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 14431 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14431 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.04 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14431 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14431 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.1Northern California · 14429 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14429 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14429 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14429 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14428 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.79 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.68 km N of Coalinga, California · 14428 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14427 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14427 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14427 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.92 km NNE of Aromas, California · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.52 km N of Aromas, California · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.1Central California · 14426 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14424 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.48 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14424 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.72 km E of Big Sur, California · 14424 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14424 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.622 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14422 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.416 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14422 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.76 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14422 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14422 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.61 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14421 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 14420 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.55 km N of San Ardo, California · 14420 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14418 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.0Central California · 14418 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14418 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.86 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14417 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.912 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14417 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14417 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.29 km E of Coalinga, California · 14417 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14417 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14416 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14415 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14414 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14414 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.117 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.8Central California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.316 km N of Coalinga, California · 14414 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.017 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.017 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.09 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14413 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14412 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.523 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14412 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14412 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 1.634 km NW of San Simeon, California · 14433 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.5Central California · 14433 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.16 km N of Coalinga, California · 14433 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.77 km N of Coalinga, California · 14433 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14433 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14434 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14434 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14434 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.62 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14434 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14435 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14435 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 14435 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.210 km E of Coalinga, California · 14435 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.210 km E of Coalinga, California · 14435 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.59 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14435 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14436 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.028 km NE of Soledad, California · 14436 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14437 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14437 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.911 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14437 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc97050 (also filed as usp00033dz). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.