California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 16 km NNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Coalinga, California on Sun, Jan 22, 1984, 5:05 PM PST (01:05 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 15 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-23 01:05:38 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.283° N, 120.411° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15580 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.615 km N of Cayucos, California · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.614 km N of Cayucos, California · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.58 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15580 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15580 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15579 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.114 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15579 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.820 km N of Coalinga, California · 15579 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 3.37 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15579 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15579 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.84 km SW of Lemoore, California · 15579 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.08 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15578 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15578 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.14 km SW of Avenal, California · 15578 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.815 km WNW of Huron, California · 15577 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.410km WSW of Alpaugh, CA · 15577 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.115 km NW of Huron, California · 15576 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15576 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15576 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.214 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15575 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15574 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15574 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.29 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15574 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.717 km N of Coalinga, California · 15574 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15573 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.929 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15573 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15573 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15573 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15573 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15573 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15572 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15572 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15571 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.36 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15570 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15569 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15569 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.514 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15569 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15569 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15568 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.617 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15568 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.618 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15568 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.323 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15568 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15568 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.61 km SE of Avenal, California · 15567 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15567 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.26 km ESE of La Vina, California · 15567 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.513 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 15566 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15566 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.913 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 3.113 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.09 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.027 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15565 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15565 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.631 km NE of King City, California · 15564 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.926 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15563 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 194.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc2889 (also filed as ci29498). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.