California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km W of Cambria, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km W of Cambria, California on Wed, Feb 22, 1984, 3:39 PM PST (23:39 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 10 km SW of Pismo Beach, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-02-22 23:39:28 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.556° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km SW of Pismo Beach, California · 15551 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.69 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15550 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.99 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15550 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15548 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15548 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.715 km E of Shandon, California · 15547 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.616 km E of Big Sur, California · 15546 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15545 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15545 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.74 km N of Coalinga, California · 15541 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.710 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15541 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15539 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.015 km N of Cayucos, California · 15537 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.264 km SW of Avila Beach, California · 15535 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15534 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.325 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15534 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15534 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.527 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15534 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.02 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15533 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.919 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15533 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.950 km SW of Avila Beach, California · 15532 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.612 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15531 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15531 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.822 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15530 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15530 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.87km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 15530 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.84 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15529 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.68 km ENE of Edna, California · 15529 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.68 km W of Coalinga, California · 15528 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.87 km W of Coalinga, California · 15528 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 3.319 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15526 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 3.018 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15526 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.823 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15525 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.99 km WSW of Avila Beach, California · 15524 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15522 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.625 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15522 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.823 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15521 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15521 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.66 km WSW of Los Osos, California · 15521 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.1Central California · 15511 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15510 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.913 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15510 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.626 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15509 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.733 km W of Lockwood, California · 15509 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.323 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15509 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.312 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15508 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.010 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15508 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15505 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.58 km NNW of Whitley Gardens, California · 15505 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.115 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 15505 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.815 km E of Big Sur, California · 15504 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.65 km ESE of Los Osos, California · 15504 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.874 km SW of Avila Beach, California · 15503 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.825 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 15503 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.4Central California · 15503 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 3.010 km NE of San Simeon, California · 15503 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 2.710 km NE of San Simeon, California · 15503 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.04 km E of Coalinga, California · 15502 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.8Near the coast of Central California · 15502 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.824 km NE of King City, California · 15500 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 2.225 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15553 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15553 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.047 km WSW of Avila Beach, California · 15556 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.624 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15559 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15563 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.926 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15563 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.09 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.514 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15569 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15572 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.929 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15572 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.927 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15574 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.214 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15574 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.633 km S of Big Sur, California · 15574 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.729 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 15574 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.14 km SW of Avenal, California · 15577 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.37 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15579 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.614 km N of Cayucos, California · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.615 km N of Cayucos, California · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.424 km WSW of Guadalupe, California · 15580 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.843 km WSW of Guadalupe, California · 15580 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc7367. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.