California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 14 km NNE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Coalinga, California on Wed, May 16, 1984, 9:50 AM PDT (16:50 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 11 km NW of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-05-16 16:50:52 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.260° N, 120.309° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15470 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.811 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15470 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.511 km N of Cayucos, California · 15469 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.011 km NW of Avenal, California · 15469 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.59 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15469 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15468 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.710 km NW of Avenal, California · 15468 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15468 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15467 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.614km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 15467 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15466 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.19 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15466 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15466 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15465 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15465 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.622 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15464 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15463 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15463 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.932 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15462 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.29 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15461 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.011 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15461 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.69 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15461 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15460 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.531 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15460 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.221 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15460 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15460 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15459 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15459 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15458 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15458 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.813 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15458 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15458 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15456 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15456 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.314 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15456 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15455 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.211 km E of Coalinga, California · 15455 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.716km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 15455 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15454 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15454 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 15454 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.1Central California · 15453 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15453 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.927 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15452 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.619 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15452 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.225 km W of Lockwood, California · 15452 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.623 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15451 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.7Central California · 15450 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15449 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.723 km SW of Los Banos, California · 15449 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.926 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15449 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.514 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15448 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.118 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15448 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15447 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15446 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15446 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15446 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.61 km S of Huron, California · 15446 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.533 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15445 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.1Central California · 15445 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 2.15 km ESE of La Vina, California · 15470 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15470 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15470 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.113 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15471 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.97 km W of Lemoore Station, California · 15471 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.127 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15471 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15471 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.411 km N of Avenal, California · 15471 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.411 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15471 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15471 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15471 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.116 km N of Coalinga, California · 15472 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15472 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.69km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 15472 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15473 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15473 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15475 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.214 km N of Coalinga, California · 15475 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.36 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15475 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.412 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15476 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc18607 (also filed as ci39751). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:13 PM UTC.