California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central California on Tue, Jan 5, 1988, 1:55 AM PST (09:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 28 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-01-05 09:55:27 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.020° N, 120.578° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.628 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14140 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.826 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 14140 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14140 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.0Central California · 14139 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14139 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.528 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.029 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.332 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14139 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.729 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.129 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.229 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.929 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.629 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14138 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.6Central California · 14138 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.628 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14138 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.614 km S of Lake Nacimiento, California · 14137 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.724 km ENE of King City, California · 14135 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.228 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14134 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.829 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14134 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14134 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.029 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14133 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14133 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.624 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14132 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14132 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.631 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14130 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.929 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14130 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.230 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14130 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.936 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14129 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.211 km SW of Huron, California · 14129 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 14129 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 14129 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.729 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14128 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14126 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.630 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14126 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.119 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14126 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.911 km SW of Huron, California · 14125 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14124 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.524 km NE of King City, California · 14122 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14121 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14121 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14120 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.113 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14120 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.814 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14120 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.615 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14120 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.17 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 14120 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.918 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14120 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14120 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.812 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14119 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14118 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.514 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14118 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14117 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.627 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14116 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14116 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.511 km SW of Huron, California · 14115 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14115 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14115 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.6Central California · 14112 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 3.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14112 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.713 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14111 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.27 km SSE of Lanare, California · 14111 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 14141 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 14141 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.812 km ESE of Huron, California · 14142 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 14142 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14142 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.66 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14142 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.08 km SW of Huron, California · 14143 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14144 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14144 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14144 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.51 km E of Morro Bay, California · 14144 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.528 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14145 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.2Central California · 14145 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.713 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14146 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.332 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14147 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 14148 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 14148 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 14148 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14149 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.36 km W of Biola, California · 14150 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc110523. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.