California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, Aug 24, 1988, 10:15 AM PDT (17:15 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 9 km S of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1988-08-24 17:15:28 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.565° N, 121.153° 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
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13918 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 13918 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13918 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13917 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.6Central California · 13917 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13917 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13917 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.111 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13917 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13917 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 13917 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 13916 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 13915 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.57 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 13915 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13915 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.68 km NE of Hollister, California · 13915 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.625 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13915 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.125 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13914 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.525 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13914 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13914 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13914 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13914 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 3.011 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 13914 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.725 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13913 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.225 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13913 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.922 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13913 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.611 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 13912 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.79 km W of Soledad, California · 13912 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13912 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.024 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 13912 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13912 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13911 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13911 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13911 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13911 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.015 km S of Big Sur, California · 13910 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13910 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.67 km NNE of Hollister, California · 13909 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.09 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 13909 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13909 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.815 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13908 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.933 km NW of San Simeon, California · 13908 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.812 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13908 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13908 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13908 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13907 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.48 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13907 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, CA · 13906 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 13906 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 3.2Central California · 13906 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13906 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.09 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 13906 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13905 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.321 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13905 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.29 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13905 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.1Central California · 13904 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.531 km NE of Soledad, California · 13904 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13904 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.510 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 13904 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13904 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.710 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13903 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13918 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 13918 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 13918 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13918 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.112 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13918 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13919 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.925 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13919 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13919 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.39 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13920 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13921 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.523 km NE of Soledad, California · 13921 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.74 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13921 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.613 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13921 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13921 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13921 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.715 km NW of Coalinga, California · 13922 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13922 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.234 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13922 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 13922 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13923 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc122749. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC.