California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Central California on Fri, Dec 16, 1988, 8:25 PM PST (04:25 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1988-12-17 04:25:14 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.194° N, 120.751° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5Near the coast of Central California · 13806 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 13805 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.933 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13804 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.85 km S of Huron, California · 13804 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13803 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.417 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13803 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13803 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.935 km NE of King City, California · 13801 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13801 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.92 km SSW of Hollister, California · 13801 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.417 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13801 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13801 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.38 km N of Coalinga, California · 13800 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.37 km N of Coalinga, California · 13800 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.98 km N of Coalinga, California · 13800 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.08 km N of Coalinga, California · 13800 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.68 km N of Coalinga, California · 13800 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.523 km NW of Coalinga, California · 13800 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.08 km N of Coalinga, California · 13799 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.88 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13799 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.08 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13798 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13798 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13797 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13797 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 13797 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 13796 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.06 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13794 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.940 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13793 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.013 km W of Oak Shores, California · 13792 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.612 km SW of Lake Nacimiento, California · 13792 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.511 km SSW of San Simeon, California · 13792 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 3.032 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13792 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.83 km SW of Huron, California · 13789 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.223 km NE of Soledad, California · 13789 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.39 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13787 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 13787 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13786 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.69 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13786 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.73 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13785 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.814 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13784 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.27 km N of Coalinga, California · 13783 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.010 km S of Huron, California · 13783 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.610 km SSW of Huron, California · 13783 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.410 km SSW of Huron, California · 13783 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13782 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13782 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.613 km NW of San Simeon, California · 13782 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.810 km WNW of Paso Robles, California · 13782 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CA · 13781 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.025 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13780 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.432 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13780 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.66 km W of Lanare, California · 13779 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13778 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.824 km NW of San Simeon, California · 13778 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.87 km ENE of Hollister, California · 13778 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.55 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13777 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.314 km NNE of Shandon, California · 13777 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.84 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13776 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13776 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.07 km ENE of Avenal, California · 13775 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13806 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 13806 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.811 km SW of Oak Shores, California · 13806 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 13807 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 13807 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.724 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13807 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.632 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13807 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.433 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13807 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.710 km SW of Avenal, California · 13807 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.7Central California · 13807 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.52 km SSE of Huron, California · 13807 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.69 km SW of Avenal, California · 13807 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.415 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 13807 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.28 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13807 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.129 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13808 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13808 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 13808 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 13809 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13810 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13810 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc128774 (also filed as ci651488). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC.