California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Soledad, California on Thu, Apr 16, 1987, 8:18 AM PDT (15:18 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 28 km SE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-16 15:18:32 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.532° N, 121.113° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 14403 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.85 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14403 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14403 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.623 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14402 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.128 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14402 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.721 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.621 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14402 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.95 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14401 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.617 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14401 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.01 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14401 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 14401 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14400 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14400 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, California · 14400 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.75 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14400 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.017 km S of Big Sur, California · 14399 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.935 km W of Lockwood, California · 14399 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14398 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14398 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.221 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14398 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14397 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.123 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14396 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.82 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14394 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.3Central California · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.421 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 14393 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.63 km NNE of Pacific Grove, California · 14393 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14393 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.214 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14392 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14392 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14391 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.314 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14391 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.621 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14391 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14391 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 14391 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.94 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 14390 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.8Central California · 14390 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.8Central California · 14390 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 4.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14390 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14390 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 3.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14390 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14389 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 14389 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.913 km NW of Avenal, California · 14388 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14388 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14388 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14388 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14388 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14387 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.34 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14387 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.016 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14387 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14387 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.80 km SW of San Simeon, California · 14386 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14386 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.622 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14386 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14386 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14385 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14405 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.6Central California · 14406 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.111 km SW of Lake Nacimiento, California · 14406 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.314 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14407 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.29 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14407 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.02 km W of Hollister, California · 14407 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.925 km NE of King City, California · 14407 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14407 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.737 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14408 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14408 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14409 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14411 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.523 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14412 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14412 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.09 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14412 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.017 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.017 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.316 km N of Coalinga, California · 14414 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.8Central California · 14414 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc98698. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.