California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Central California on Sun, Nov 20, 1988, 10:41 AM PST (18:41 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 4 km NE of Tres Pinos, 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
1988-11-20 18:41:34 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.385° N, 120.964° 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
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 13830 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.019 km SW of Los Banos, California · 13830 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.319 km SW of Los Banos, California · 13830 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.16 km ENE of Hollister, California · 13830 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13830 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.77 km ENE of Hollister, CA · 13830 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.76 km ENE of Hollister, California · 13830 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.311 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13829 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 13829 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.923 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13828 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.719 km SW of Los Banos, California · 13828 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13827 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13827 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.34 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 13826 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.013 km SE of Parkfield, California · 13826 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13825 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.624 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13825 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 13824 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13823 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.629 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13822 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.87 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13822 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13822 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.619 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13821 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13821 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.819 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13821 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.64 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13821 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.5Central California · 13820 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 13820 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.919 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13820 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.710 km SW of Huron, California · 13820 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.9Central California · 13820 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.510 km WNW of Avenal, California · 13820 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.81 km N of Interlaken, California · 13820 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13819 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 13819 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13819 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13819 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.65 km W of Huron, California · 13818 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.03 km NW of Huron, California · 13818 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.820 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13818 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.112 km SW of Huron, California · 13818 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.69 km SW of Huron, California · 13818 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13818 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13817 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.728 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13817 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 13817 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 3.028 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13817 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.713 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 13817 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 3.111 km SSE of Huron, California · 13816 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.511 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 13816 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.912 km NE of Avenal, California · 13816 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.527 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13816 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13816 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.711 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13816 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.511 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13816 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.26 km ENE of Hollister, California · 13815 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.714 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13815 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13815 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.67 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13813 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.727 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13813 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 2.32 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13831 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.32 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13831 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.82 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13831 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13831 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13832 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.31 km WNW of Hollister, California · 13832 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.920 km SW of Los Banos, California · 13832 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.820 km SW of Los Banos, California · 13832 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.119 km SW of Los Banos, California · 13832 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13833 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13833 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 13833 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.610 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13834 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.73 km W of Spreckels, California · 13835 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13836 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.27 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13836 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13836 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13836 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13837 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13837 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc127372. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.