California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Jan 5, 1988, 8:44 PM PST (04:44 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 Central California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-01-06 04:44:14 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.574° N, 121.169° 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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0Central California · 14139 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14139 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.528 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.029 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.332 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14139 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.729 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.129 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.229 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.929 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14139 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.629 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14138 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14138 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.6Central California · 14138 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.628 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14138 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14137 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.724 km ENE of King City, California · 14135 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14135 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.228 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14134 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.829 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14134 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14134 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.029 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14133 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14133 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14132 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 3.03 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 14131 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.42 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14131 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 3.0Central California · 14131 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 3.217 km SW of Volta, California · 14130 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.631 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14130 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.929 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14130 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.230 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14130 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.936 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14129 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.211 km SW of Huron, California · 14129 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 14129 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 14129 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.729 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14128 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14126 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14126 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.630 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14126 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.119 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14126 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.911 km SW of Huron, California · 14125 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 3.017 km SW of Volta, California · 14124 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14124 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.524 km NE of King City, California · 14122 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.712 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14121 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14121 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14121 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14120 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.113 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14120 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.75 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14120 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.814 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14120 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.615 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14120 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.918 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 14120 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14120 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.29 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14119 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 3.22 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 14119 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.53 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 14119 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 14119 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.22 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 14119 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.812 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14119 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14118 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.514 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14118 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

  1. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14140 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.826 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 14140 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.6Central California · 14140 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.628 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14140 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.5Central California · 14140 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 14141 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 14141 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14142 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.66 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14142 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.86 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14143 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14143 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14144 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14144 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14144 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14144 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.528 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14145 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.99 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 14145 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.2Central California · 14145 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.713 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14146 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.332 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14147 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc110565. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.