California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck in Central California on Fri, Feb 17, 1984, 7:58 AM PST (15:58 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-02-17 15:58:06 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.130° N, 120.209° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.66 km WSW of Huron, California · 15565 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15564 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15564 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.418 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15564 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 15564 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 4.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15564 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.61 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15564 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15563 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15562 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.315 km N of Coalinga, California · 15562 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15562 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.85 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15562 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15561 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.119 km N of Coalinga, California · 15561 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15561 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15561 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 15560 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15560 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.06 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15560 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15559 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15559 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.69 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15558 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.99 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15558 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.5Central California · 15557 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15556 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15556 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15556 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.812 km WSW of Huron, California · 15556 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15555 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.715 km E of Shandon, California · 15555 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15555 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15555 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15554 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.512 km W of Huron, California · 15554 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.216 km N of Coalinga, California · 15554 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15554 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.93 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15554 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.0Central California · 15554 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15553 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15552 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15552 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.514 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15552 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15552 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.619 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15551 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15550 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15550 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.613 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15549 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15549 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.74 km N of Coalinga, California · 15549 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.710 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15549 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15548 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15547 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.912 km E of Coalinga, California · 15546 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.54 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15567 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, California · 15568 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15568 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 15570 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15571 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15571 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.631 km NE of King City, California · 15572 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15572 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.027 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15573 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15573 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.09 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15573 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.113 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15573 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15573 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.913 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15573 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15573 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 15573 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.513 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15574 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.26 km ESE of La Vina, California · 15575 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc6632 (also filed as ci31899). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC.