California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km W of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km W of Coalinga, California on Thu, Nov 15, 1984, 2:25 PM PST (22:25 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km NE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-11-15 22:25:40 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.138° N, 120.437° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15294 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.120 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15294 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15294 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15294 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 15294 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.816 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15293 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.716 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15293 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15293 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15293 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.717 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15293 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15293 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.719 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15292 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.29 km E of Coalinga, California · 15292 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15291 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.211 km E of Coalinga, California · 15291 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.923 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15291 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.16 km NNW of Cantua Creek, California · 15291 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.625 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15290 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15290 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15290 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15290 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.312 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15289 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 3.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15289 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15289 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.013 km N of Firebaugh, California · 15288 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.04 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15288 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.713 km N of Coalinga, California · 15288 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.011 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15287 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.910 km S of Huron, California · 15287 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 3.010 km S of Huron, California · 15287 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.18 km SE of Huron, California · 15287 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 3.310 km S of Huron, California · 15287 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.610 km SSW of Huron, California · 15287 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15287 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.49 km SSW of Huron, California · 15287 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.110 km SSW of Huron, California · 15287 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.89 km SSW of Huron, California · 15286 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 3.010 km S of Huron, California · 15286 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15286 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.810 km S of Huron, California · 15286 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.68 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15286 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.6Central California · 15286 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.73 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15286 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.811 km S of Huron, California · 15286 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.710 km S of Huron, California · 15285 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15285 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.710 km N of Avenal, California · 15285 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15285 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.618 km ESE of Parkfield, California · 15285 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.123 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15285 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.610 km SSW of Huron, California · 15284 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15284 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.323 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15284 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15284 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.013 km E of Cambria, California · 15284 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15283 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.010 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15283 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.211 km S of Huron, California · 15282 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.430 km NE of Soledad, California · 15282 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.724 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15282 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15297 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.626 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15297 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15298 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15298 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.924 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15298 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15298 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15299 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 3.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15299 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.631 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15299 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15300 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15300 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15300 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.011 km E of Coalinga, California · 15300 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15301 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15301 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.722 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15302 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15303 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.210 km S of Huron, California · 15303 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.925 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15304 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15305 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc32004. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC.