California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Central California on Fri, Oct 19, 1984, 12:13 AM PDT (07:13 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 21 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-10-19 07:13:38 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.446° N, 121.005° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.19 km SE of San Joaquin, California · 15321 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.18 km NE of Avenal, California · 15321 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.78 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15321 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15320 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 15320 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.88 km N of Coalinga, California · 15320 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.522 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 15319 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.62 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15319 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.016 km SSW of Fairmead, California · 15319 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.82 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15319 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.314 km SSW of Fairmead, California · 15319 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.621 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15319 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15319 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15318 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15318 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15318 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.17 km ENE of San Simeon, California · 15318 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.13 km NE of Three Rocks, California · 15318 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.79 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15317 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15317 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 15317 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.622 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15317 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15317 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15317 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15317 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.88 km N of Interlaken, California · 15316 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15316 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.322 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15315 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.619 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15315 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15314 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15314 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15314 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.69 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15314 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15313 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.98 km W of Avenal, California · 15312 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 15311 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.5Central California · 15311 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.512 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15311 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.28 km W of Avenal, California · 15310 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15310 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15309 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15309 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.97 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 15308 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15308 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 3.08 km NE of Hollister, California · 15308 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15308 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.818 km W of San Simeon, California · 15308 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.84 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15307 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.89 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15307 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 1.824 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15306 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15306 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15306 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.47 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15306 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15305 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15305 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.925 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15305 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.025 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15305 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.86 km NE of Hollister, California · 15304 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15304 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15303 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15321 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15322 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15322 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15323 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15323 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.012 km SW of Huron, California · 15324 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.79 km SSW of Firebaugh, California · 15324 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15324 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15325 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.83 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15325 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.14 km W of Avenal, California · 15325 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15326 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15326 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.17 km SSW of Merced, California · 15327 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15327 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15327 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.423 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15328 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15328 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15328 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, California · 15328 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc30320. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC.