California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sat, Jan 2, 1988, 1:15 AM PST (09:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 28 km SW of South Dos Palos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-01-02 09:15:19 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.544° N, 121.133° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14143 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.86 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14143 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.08 km SW of Huron, California · 14143 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.66 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14142 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14142 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 14142 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 14141 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 14141 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.5Central California · 14140 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.628 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14140 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.6Central California · 14140 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.826 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 14140 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14140 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14140 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.0Central California · 14139 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14139 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.528 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.029 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.332 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14139 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.729 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.129 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.229 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.929 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.629 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14138 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.6Central California · 14138 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.628 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14138 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14137 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.724 km ENE of King City, California · 14135 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14135 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.228 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14134 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.829 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14134 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14134 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.029 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14133 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14133 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14132 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 3.03 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 14131 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.42 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14131 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 3.0Central California · 14131 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 3.217 km SW of Volta, California · 14130 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.631 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14130 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 1.929 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14130 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.230 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14130 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.936 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14129 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.211 km SW of Huron, California · 14129 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 14129 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 14129 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.729 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14128 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14126 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14126 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.630 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14126 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.119 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14126 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.4Central California · 14125 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.911 km SW of Huron, California · 14125 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 3.017 km SW of Volta, California · 14124 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14124 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.524 km NE of King City, California · 14122 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14121 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14121 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14120 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.113 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14120 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14144 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14144 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14144 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.528 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14145 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.99 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 14145 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.2Central California · 14145 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.713 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14146 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.332 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14147 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 14148 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 14148 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 14148 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14149 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.96 km SW of Spreckels, California · 14149 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.36 km W of Biola, California · 14150 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14150 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14150 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.829 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14150 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.829 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14150 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.428 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14150 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.923 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14150 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc110417. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.