California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4 km NNE of Clyde, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Clyde, California on Sat, Jan 28, 1984, 8:02 AM PST (16:02 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9 km WSW of Brentwood, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-28 16:02:46 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.066° N, 122.011° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
34

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 64.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc3894. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.