California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km N of Coalinga, California on Sun, Jan 22, 1984, 7:14 AM PST (15:14 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-01-22 15:14:11 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.259° N, 120.369° 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
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15592 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.115km SSW of Alpaugh, CA · 15592 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15592 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.925 km NE of King City, California · 15592 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.721 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15592 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.720 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15591 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.911 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15591 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.921 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15591 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.726 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15590 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.89 km WSW of Templeton, California · 15589 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15589 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15589 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.71 km NW of Avenal, California · 15589 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 3.211 km SW of Huron, California · 15589 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.627 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15589 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15589 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15589 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.615 km N of Cayucos, California · 15589 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.614 km N of Cayucos, California · 15589 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.58 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15589 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 3.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15588 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15588 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.114 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15588 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.820 km N of Coalinga, California · 15588 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 3.37 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15588 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15587 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.84 km SW of Lemoore, California · 15587 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 3.08 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15587 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15587 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.14 km SW of Avenal, California · 15586 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.815 km WNW of Huron, California · 15586 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.410km WSW of Alpaugh, CA · 15585 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.115 km NW of Huron, California · 15585 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15585 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15584 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.214 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15583 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15583 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15583 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.717 km N of Coalinga, California · 15582 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15582 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15581 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15581 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15581 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15581 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15581 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15581 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.36 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15579 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15578 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15578 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.514 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15578 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15577 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15577 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.617 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15577 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.618 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15577 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.9Central California · 15593 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15593 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.623 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15594 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.513 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15594 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15594 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15595 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15596 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15596 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15596 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15596 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.627 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15597 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.48 km E of Santa Margarita, California · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.05 km ESE of San Miguel, California · 15597 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15597 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15597 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.911 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15597 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.714 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 15598 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.59 km NNW of Lemoore Station, California · 15598 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.14 km E of Coalinga, California · 15598 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.612 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15598 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc2995 (also filed as ci30077). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.