M1.6 earthquake Central California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Feb 8, 1984, 4:35 AM PST

UTC

1984-02-08 12:35:56 UTC

Depth

1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.400° N, 121.828° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

238°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

16

• Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaPopulation 4,407. Forecast13 kmSSW
• Monterey, CaliforniaPopulation 28,338. Forecast23 kmSSE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast35 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast417 kmNW

After

1. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Feb 8, 7:39 AM PST · 15567 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
2. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Feb 9, 12:14 PM PST · 15566 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
3. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Feb 9, 4:22 PM PST · 15566 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
4. 4.116 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Feb 9, 11:23 PM PST · 15566 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
5. 2.027 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Feb 10, 3:54 AM PST · 15565 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
6. 2.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Feb 10, 8:33 AM PST · 15565 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
7. 3.415 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Feb 11, 6:10 AM PST · 15564 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
8. 1.631 km NE of King City, CaliforniaSat, Feb 11, 7:21 AM PST · 15564 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.926 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSun, Feb 12, 5:57 AM PST · 15563 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Feb 12, 7:55 AM PST · 15563 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
11. 2.112 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSun, Feb 12, 8:32 AM PST · 15563 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
12. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Feb 13, 2:54 AM PST · 15562 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
13. 1.911 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Feb 13, 10:19 AM PST · 15562 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
14. 2.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Feb 16, 9:33 AM PST · 15559 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
15. 1.624 km WSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaThu, Feb 16, 12:17 PM PST · 15559 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
16. 2.52 km SSW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Feb 17, 10:04 AM PST · 15558 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
17. 2.213 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaFri, Feb 17, 3:54 PM PST · 15558 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
18. 1.811 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, Feb 18, 2:33 AM PST · 15557 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
19. 1.511 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaSat, Feb 18, 12:11 PM PST · 15557 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
20. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Feb 18, 12:37 PM PST · 15557 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
21. 2.03 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Feb 19, 7:59 AM PST · 15556 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
22. 2.013 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Feb 19, 9:37 AM PST · 15556 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
23. 2.38 km NE of Corralitos, CaliforniaSun, Feb 19, 5:47 PM PST · 15556 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
24. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Feb 20, 3:31 PM PST · 15555 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
25. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Feb 21, 4:35 PM PST · 15554 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
26. 2.225 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Feb 22, 6:38 AM PST · 15553 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
27. 1.510 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaWed, Feb 22, 9:44 AM PST · 15553 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
28. 1.84 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Feb 22, 10:29 AM PST · 15553 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
29. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Feb 22, 11:17 AM PST · 15553 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
30. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Feb 23, 1:59 AM PST · 15552 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
31. 1.54 km E of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Feb 25, 3:44 AM PST · 15550 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
32. 1.68 km NE of Corralitos, CaliforniaSun, Feb 26, 2:42 AM PST · 15549 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
33. 1.53 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSun, Feb 26, 3:40 AM PST · 15549 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
34. 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Feb 26, 8:53 PM PST · 15549 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
35. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Feb 26, 10:13 PM PST · 15549 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
36. 2.611 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Feb 28, 9:23 PM PST · 15547 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
37. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Feb 28, 9:35 PM PST · 15547 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
38. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Feb 28, 9:36 PM PST · 15547 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
39. 1.916 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Feb 28, 10:00 PM PST · 15547 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
40. 2.616 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Feb 28, 10:08 PM PST · 15547 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
41. 1.616 km E of Big Sur, CaliforniaWed, Feb 29, 8:40 AM PST · 15546 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
42. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Mar 1, 1:33 AM PST · 15545 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
43. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Mar 2, 7:16 PM PST · 15544 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
44. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Mar 3, 1:59 AM PST · 15543 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
45. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Mar 4, 10:42 PM PST · 15542 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
46. 1.60 km NW of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Mar 9, 1:22 PM PST · 15537 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
47. 2.1Central CaliforniaFri, Mar 9, 6:51 PM PST · 15537 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
48. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 10, 1:53 PM PST · 15536 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
49. 1.66 km ENE of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaSun, Mar 11, 7:48 PM PST · 15535 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
50. 2.525 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Mar 11, 8:21 PM PST · 15535 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
51. 2.325 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Mar 11, 8:48 PM PST · 15535 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
52. 3.15 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Mar 11, 9:15 PM PST · 15535 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
53. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Mar 11, 11:20 PM PST · 15535 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
54. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 12, 6:16 AM PST · 15534 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
55. 2.527 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaMon, Mar 12, 10:25 AM PST · 15534 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
56. 1.89 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Mar 12, 4:53 PM PST · 15534 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
57. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Mar 12, 11:15 PM PST · 15534 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
58. 1.919 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Mar 13, 6:37 AM PST · 15533 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
59. 2.612 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaThu, Mar 15, 6:09 AM PST · 15531 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
60. 1.822 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Mar 15, 4:28 PM PST · 15531 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

1. 1.713 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Feb 5, 3:08 PM PST · 15570 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
2. 1.611 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSun, Feb 5, 1:41 PM PST · 15570 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
3. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Feb 4, 11:31 AM PST · 15571 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Feb 3, 12:05 PM PST · 15572 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
5. 2.813 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Feb 3, 10:17 AM PST · 15572 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
6. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Feb 2, 11:09 PM PST · 15573 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
7. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Feb 2, 9:43 PM PST · 15573 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
8. 1.929 km WSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaThu, Feb 2, 4:11 PM PST · 15573 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
9. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Feb 2, 5:13 AM PST · 15573 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
10. 2.29 km SW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Feb 1, 3:37 PM PST · 15574 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
11. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Feb 1, 1:16 PM PST · 15574 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
12. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Feb 1, 2:58 AM PST · 15574 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
13. 2.012 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Jan 31, 11:31 PM PST · 15575 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
14. 1.711 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Jan 31, 10:24 PM PST · 15575 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
15. 1.927 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Jan 31, 10:05 PM PST · 15575 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
16. 1.633 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Jan 31, 8:07 PM PST · 15575 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
17. 1.729 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Jan 31, 7:54 PM PST · 15575 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
18. 1.711 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Jan 30, 11:54 PM PST · 15576 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
19. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jan 30, 8:29 PM PST · 15576 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
20. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Jan 30, 11:04 AM PST · 15576 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc5290. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.