California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 14 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km N of Coalinga, California on Thu, Jan 19, 1984, 6:33 AM PST (14:33 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 12 km NNE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-19 14:33:07 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.269° N, 120.375° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
27

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.720 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15583 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.911 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15583 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.921 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15583 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15582 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15582 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15581 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.726 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15581 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15581 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15581 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.89 km WSW of Templeton, California · 15581 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15581 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15581 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.71 km NW of Avenal, California · 15581 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 3.211 km SW of Huron, California · 15581 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.627 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15580 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15580 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15580 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.615 km N of Cayucos, California · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.614 km N of Cayucos, California · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.58 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15580 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 3.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15580 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15580 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.114 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15580 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.820 km N of Coalinga, California · 15580 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 3.37 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15579 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15579 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.84 km SW of Lemoore, California · 15579 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 3.08 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15579 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15578 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.14 km SW of Avenal, California · 15578 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.815 km WNW of Huron, California · 15577 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.410km WSW of Alpaugh, CA · 15577 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.115 km NW of Huron, California · 15577 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15576 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15576 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.214 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15575 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15575 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15574 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.717 km N of Coalinga, California · 15574 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15573 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15573 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15573 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15573 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15573 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15572 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15572 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15571 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.36 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15570 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15569 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15569 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.514 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15569 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15569 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15568 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.617 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15568 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.618 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15568 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.323 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15568 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15568 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.61 km SE of Avenal, California · 15567 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15567 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.26 km ESE of La Vina, California · 15567 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 195.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc2464 (also filed as ci29963). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.