M2.6 earthquake 5 km SE of Aromas, California

Magnitude

2.6 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Jan 19, 1984, 6:36 PM PST

UTC

1984-01-20 02:36:30 UTC

Depth

7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.859° N, 121.597° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

50°

Stations used

77

• Aromas, CaliforniaPopulation 2,650. Forecast5 kmSE
• Prunedale, CaliforniaPopulation 17,560. Forecast11 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast21 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast435 kmNW

After

1. 1.78 km SW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jan 20, 6:21 PM PST · 15586 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
2. 1.67 km SW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jan 20, 6:21 PM PST · 15586 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
3. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jan 21, 2:32 PM PST · 15585 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
4. 5.114 km NW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 9:40 PM PST · 15584 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
5. 3.114 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 9:44 PM PST · 15584 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
6. 3.613 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 9:48 PM PST · 15584 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
7. 1.812 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 10:03 PM PST · 15584 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
8. 3.013 km NW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 10:05 PM PST · 15584 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
9. 2.514 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 10:42 PM PST · 15584 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
10. 4.514 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 10:59 PM PST · 15584 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
11. 3.014 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 11:05 PM PST · 15584 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
12. 1.76 km ENE of Dublin, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 11:18 PM PST · 15584 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
13. 2.615 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 2:16 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
14. 3.014 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 2:53 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
15. 1.925 km NE of King City, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 4:00 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
16. 2.413 km N of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 6:49 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
17. 1.62 km ESE of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 8:55 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
18. 1.88 km NNE of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 11:27 AM PST · 15583 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
19. 1.718 km NW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 11:28 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
20. 1.914 km NW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 11:32 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
21. 3.614 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 11:58 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
22. 1.82 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 1:19 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
23. 1.713 km SSW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 3:30 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
24. 1.811 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 4:35 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
25. 2.313 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 4:47 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
26. 3.713 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 5:00 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
27. 1.712 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 5:37 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
28. 1.57 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 5:45 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
29. 1.913 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 5:55 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
30. 1.57 km NW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 11:59 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
31. 1.67 km SSW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaTue, Jan 24, 9:18 AM PST · 15582 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
32. 1.615 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Jan 24, 1:49 PM PST · 15582 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
33. 1.726 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Jan 25, 7:28 AM PST · 15581 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
34. 1.713 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaWed, Jan 25, 11:34 AM PST · 15581 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
35. 2.412 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Jan 26, 3:35 AM PST · 15580 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
36. 1.814 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Jan 26, 6:56 AM PST · 15580 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
37. 1.91 km W of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jan 26, 7:36 AM PST · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
38. 1.627 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jan 26, 11:03 AM PST · 15580 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
39. 1.513 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Jan 26, 1:48 PM PST · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
40. 2.06 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaThu, Jan 26, 2:18 PM PST · 15580 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
41. 1.715 km SE of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaThu, Jan 26, 2:55 PM PST · 15580 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
42. 1.511 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Jan 26, 3:56 PM PST · 15580 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
43. 2.312 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Jan 26, 5:49 PM PST · 15580 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
44. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Jan 26, 9:10 PM PST · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
45. 1.716 km WSW of Volta, CaliforniaFri, Jan 27, 11:59 AM PST · 15579 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
46. 2.210 km ENE of Livermore, CaliforniaSat, Jan 28, 3:38 AM PST · 15578 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
47. 1.610 km SE of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaSat, Jan 28, 12:45 PM PST · 15578 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
48. 1.69 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Jan 28, 4:04 PM PST · 15578 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
49. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Jan 30, 11:04 AM PST · 15576 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
50. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jan 30, 8:29 PM PST · 15576 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
51. 1.711 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Jan 30, 11:54 PM PST · 15576 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
52. 1.729 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Jan 31, 7:54 PM PST · 15575 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
53. 1.633 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Jan 31, 8:07 PM PST · 15575 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
54. 1.927 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Jan 31, 10:05 PM PST · 15575 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
55. 1.711 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Jan 31, 10:24 PM PST · 15575 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
56. 2.012 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Jan 31, 11:31 PM PST · 15575 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
57. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Feb 1, 2:58 AM PST · 15574 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
58. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Feb 1, 1:16 PM PST · 15574 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
59. 2.29 km SW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Feb 1, 3:37 PM PST · 15574 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
60. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Feb 2, 5:13 AM PST · 15573 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

1. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jan 19, 2:52 AM PST · 15587 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
2. 2.27 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 18, 10:26 PM PST · 15588 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
3. 2.75 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Jan 18, 5:24 PM PST · 15588 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
4. 1.627 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 18, 1:52 PM PST · 15588 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
5. 1.84 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 8:06 PM PST · 15589 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
6. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 6:18 PM PST · 15589 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
7. 2.7Central CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 4:34 PM PST · 15589 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
8. 2.94 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 4:17 PM PST · 15589 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 9:50 AM PST · 15589 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
10. 1.95 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Jan 15, 11:58 PM PST · 15591 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.2Central CaliforniaSun, Jan 15, 5:36 AM PST · 15591 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
12. 2.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Jan 15, 2:14 AM PST · 15591 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
13. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Jan 13, 10:51 PM PST · 15593 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
14. 1.66 km ESE of Fremont, CaliforniaThu, Jan 12, 10:19 PM PST · 15594 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.96 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Jan 12, 6:28 AM PST · 15594 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
16. 1.67 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Jan 11, 8:37 AM PST · 15595 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
17. 3.26 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Jan 11, 6:18 AM PST · 15595 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
18. 2.17 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaWed, Jan 11, 1:18 AM PST · 15596 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
19. 2.38 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Jan 10, 11:10 PM PST · 15596 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
20. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jan 10, 2:03 AM PST · 15597 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc2559. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.