California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km N of Coalinga, California on Sun, Apr 29, 1984, 10:12 AM PDT (17:12 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 19 km NW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-04-29 17:12:13 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.247° N, 120.365° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15486 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.739 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15484 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15484 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.916 km WSW of Lanare, California · 15484 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.810 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15484 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15482 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.29 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15482 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.920 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15482 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15482 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15481 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15480 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15480 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15480 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.212 km N of Coalinga, California · 15480 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15479 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15479 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15479 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15478 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15478 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 15478 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.97 km N of Cantua Creek, California · 15478 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15478 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 3.017 km N of Coalinga, California · 15478 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.37 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 4.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.76 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.16 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15477 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 15477 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.62km SSW of Huron, CA · 15476 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.78 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15476 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15476 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.916km NW of Huron, CA · 15476 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.99 km W of Huron, California · 15475 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15475 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.510 km SW of Huron, California · 15475 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.412 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15475 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.36 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15474 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.214 km N of Coalinga, California · 15474 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15474 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15472 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15472 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.69km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 15471 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15471 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.116 km N of Coalinga, California · 15471 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15470 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15486 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15486 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15487 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15487 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15487 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.113 km N of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.927 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15488 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.635 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15488 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.626km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 15488 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15489 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15490 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15490 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15490 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc16979 (also filed as ci38272). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.