California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Jul 26, 1988, 1:48 AM PDT (08:48 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 23 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1988-07-26 08:48:38 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.572° N, 121.151° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 152 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.523 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.411 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 13950 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 3.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.323 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 3.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.523 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 13949 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13948 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 13948 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13948 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13948 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13948 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13948 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 13948 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13948 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13948 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.0Central California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.523 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.124 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.223 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc120936. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.