California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Central California on Tue, Aug 9, 1988, 11:11 PM PDT (06:11 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 8 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1988-08-10 06:11:30 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.573° N, 121.164° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.310 km S of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 13931 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.36 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13931 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.812 km N of Coalinga, California · 13930 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13930 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13929 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.38 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13929 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.49 km N of Coalinga, California · 13929 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.023 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13928 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13928 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13928 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.45 km S of Ridgemark, California · 13928 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13927 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.217 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13927 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.925 km NE of Soledad, California · 13927 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 13927 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13927 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.71 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 13926 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13926 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 13926 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13925 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13925 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.05 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13925 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.61 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13925 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.524 km NE of Soledad, California · 13925 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 13925 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.77 km W of Gilroy, California · 13924 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 13924 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 3.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 13924 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 13924 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13924 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13924 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13924 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13924 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13923 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 13922 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13922 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 13921 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.234 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13921 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13920 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.715 km NW of Coalinga, California · 13920 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13920 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13920 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.613 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13920 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.74 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13920 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.523 km NE of Soledad, California · 13919 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13919 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.39 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13919 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13918 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.925 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13918 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13917 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.112 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13917 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13917 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 13917 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 3.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 13917 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13917 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13917 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13917 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 13916 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13916 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13916 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 2.411 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13932 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13932 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 13932 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 13933 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 13933 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.524 km NE of Soledad, California · 13933 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 13933 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.513 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13933 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 13934 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13934 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.39 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13934 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13934 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.611 km SW of Fairmead, California · 13934 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13934 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.78 km E of San Martin, California · 13934 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.324 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13935 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.725 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13935 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.111 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13935 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.825 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13935 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 13935 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc123799. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.