California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km NE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Coalinga, California on Sat, Oct 27, 1984, 12:11 PM PDT (19:11 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 10 km S of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-10-27 19:11:46 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.181° N, 120.285° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km W of Avenal, California · 15311 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 15310 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.5Central California · 15310 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.512 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15310 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.28 km W of Avenal, California · 15310 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15309 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15308 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15307 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15306 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15306 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.47 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15305 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15305 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.925 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15304 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.025 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15304 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15304 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15303 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15302 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15302 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.925 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15301 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.210 km S of Huron, California · 15300 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15300 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15298 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15298 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.011 km E of Coalinga, California · 15298 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15298 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15297 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15297 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.631 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15297 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 3.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15296 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15296 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15296 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15296 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15295 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15294 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.56 km W of Coalinga, California · 15294 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15292 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.120 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15291 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15291 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15291 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 15291 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.816 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15291 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.716 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15291 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15291 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15291 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.717 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15291 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15290 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.719 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15290 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.29 km E of Coalinga, California · 15289 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15288 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.211 km E of Coalinga, California · 15288 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.923 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15288 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.16 km NNW of Cantua Creek, California · 15288 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15288 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15287 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15287 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.312 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15287 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 3.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15286 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15286 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.013 km N of Firebaugh, California · 15286 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.04 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15285 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15314 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15314 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15314 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.619 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15315 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.322 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15315 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15315 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15316 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15316 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15316 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 15317 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.13 km NE of Three Rocks, California · 15317 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.17 km ENE of San Simeon, California · 15318 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15318 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15318 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15318 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.621 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15318 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.314 km SSW of Fairmead, California · 15319 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.016 km SSW of Fairmead, California · 15319 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.522 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 15319 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.88 km N of Coalinga, California · 15320 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc30786 (also filed as ci53190). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:04 AM UTC.