California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Coalinga, California on Mon, Apr 23, 1984, 9:28 PM PST (05:28 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 8 km ENE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-04-24 05:28:29 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.190° N, 120.373° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.54
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15492 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15492 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.011 km WSW of Huron, California · 15491 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15491 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.815 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 15491 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.514 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15490 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15490 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15490 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15490 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15490 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.626km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 15489 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.635 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15488 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.927 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15488 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.113 km N of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15487 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15487 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15487 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15486 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15486 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15486 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.819 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15486 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.739 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15484 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 3.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15484 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.916 km WSW of Lanare, California · 15484 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.810 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15484 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15483 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.29 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15482 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.920 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15482 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15482 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15481 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15480 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15480 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15480 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.212 km N of Coalinga, California · 15480 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15479 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.15 km WSW of Cayucos, California · 15479 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15479 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15479 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15478 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15478 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 15478 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.97 km N of Cantua Creek, California · 15478 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15478 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 3.017 km N of Coalinga, California · 15478 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.37 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 4.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.76 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1114229. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.