California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, California on Thu, Mar 26, 1987, 9:13 PM PST (05:13 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 8 km ENE of San Martin, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-27 05:13:28 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.544° N, 121.123° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.48 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14425 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.72 km E of Big Sur, California · 14424 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14424 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.622 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14422 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.416 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14422 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.76 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14422 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14422 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.61 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14421 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 14421 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.55 km N of San Ardo, California · 14420 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14418 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.0Central California · 14418 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14418 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.86 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14418 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14417 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.29 km E of Coalinga, California · 14417 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14417 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.47 km SW of Huron, California · 14416 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14416 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14415 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14415 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14415 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.117 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14415 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.8Central California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.316 km N of Coalinga, California · 14414 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.017 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.017 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.09 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14413 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14412 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.523 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14412 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14412 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14410 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14408 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.737 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14408 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14408 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.925 km NE of King City, California · 14408 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 3.02 km W of Hollister, California · 14407 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.29 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 3.314 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14407 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.6Central California · 14406 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14406 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14404 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.610 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 14404 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.85 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14403 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14403 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.623 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14403 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 3.128 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14402 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 3.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.721 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.621 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.95 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14401 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.617 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14401 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.01 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14401 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 14401 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14401 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14401 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, California · 14400 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 2.1Central California · 14426 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.52 km N of Aromas, California · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.92 km NNE of Aromas, California · 14427 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14427 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14427 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14427 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.68 km N of Coalinga, California · 14428 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.79 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14429 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.98 km NW of Avenal, California · 14429 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14429 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14429 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14431 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.04 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14431 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14431 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14431 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 14431 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.916 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14431 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14432 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc97525. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.