California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in Central California on Sun, Jan 15, 1984, 5:36 AM PST (13:36 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 14 km NW of Big Sur, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-15 13:36:03 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.578° N, 121.174° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.95 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15597 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15597 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15597 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15596 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.14 km E of Coalinga, California · 15596 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15596 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.94 km SE of Aromas, California · 15595 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.7Central California · 15595 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.911 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15595 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15595 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 15595 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15595 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.627 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15595 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.75 km SE of Aromas, California · 15594 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.27 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15594 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15594 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15594 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15594 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15594 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.65 km SE of Aromas, California · 15593 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15593 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15592 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.78 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15592 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.67 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15592 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.623 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15592 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15592 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15591 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.9Central California · 15591 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15591 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 5.114 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15590 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 3.114 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15590 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 3.613 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15590 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.812 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15590 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 3.013 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15590 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.514 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15590 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 4.514 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15590 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 3.014 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15590 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.615 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15590 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 3.014 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15590 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.925 km NE of King City, California · 15590 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.413 km N of Big Sur, California · 15590 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.62 km ESE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15590 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.721 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15590 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.88 km NNE of Big Sur, California · 15590 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.718 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15590 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.914 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15590 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 3.614 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15590 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.82 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15590 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.713 km SSW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15590 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.811 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15589 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.313 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15589 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 3.713 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15589 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.720 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15589 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.712 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15589 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.57 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15589 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.913 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15589 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.911 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15589 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 2.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15598 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15598 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15599 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 15599 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.712 km SW of Huron, California · 15599 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.823 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15599 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15599 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15600 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15601 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15601 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.96 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15601 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15601 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15601 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.813 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15601 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15602 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.17 km NE of San Martin, California · 15602 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15602 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15603 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15603 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1973. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.