California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 12 km NNE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Coalinga, California on Wed, Jan 25, 1984, 5:01 AM PST (13:01 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 13 km S of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-25 13:01:46 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.246° N, 120.327° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
47

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. 2.14 km SW of Avenal, California · 15577 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.815 km WNW of Huron, California · 15577 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.410km WSW of Alpaugh, CA · 15576 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.115 km NW of Huron, California · 15576 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15576 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15575 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.214 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15574 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15574 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15574 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.717 km N of Coalinga, California · 15573 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15573 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15572 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15572 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15572 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15572 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15572 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15572 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15571 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.36 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15570 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15569 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15569 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.514 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15569 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15568 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15568 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.017km WNW of Wasco, CA · 15568 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.617 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15568 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.618 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15567 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.323 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15567 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15567 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.61 km SE of Avenal, California · 15567 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15567 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.26 km ESE of La Vina, California · 15567 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.513 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 15566 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15565 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.913 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 3.113 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.09 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.027 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15565 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15564 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.631 km NE of King City, California · 15564 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15563 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 15563 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15562 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.911 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15562 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15560 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, California · 15560 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.54 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15559 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15559 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.624 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15559 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 3.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15558 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15558 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.6Central California · 15558 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15558 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15557 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.66 km WSW of Huron, California · 15557 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15557 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 194.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc3261 (also filed as ci30256). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.