California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km NE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Coalinga, California on Mon, Feb 6, 1984, 5:45 AM PST (13:45 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 23 km SSW of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-02-06 13:45:26 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.220° N, 120.261° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
11

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. 1.617 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15568 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.618 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15568 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.323 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15568 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15568 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.61 km SE of Avenal, California · 15567 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.26 km ESE of La Vina, California · 15567 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.513 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 15566 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15566 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.913 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.113 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.09 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.027 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15565 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.631 km NE of King City, California · 15564 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15563 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 15563 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15562 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15560 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, California · 15560 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.54 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15560 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 3.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15559 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15559 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.6Central California · 15558 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15558 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15558 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.66 km WSW of Huron, California · 15558 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15557 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15557 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15557 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.418 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15557 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 15556 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 4.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15556 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.61 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15556 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15555 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15555 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.315 km N of Coalinga, California · 15555 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15555 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.85 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15555 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15554 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.119 km N of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15553 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15552 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.06 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15552 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15552 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15551 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.69 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15550 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.99 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15550 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.5Central California · 15549 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15549 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15549 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15549 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.812 km WSW of Huron, California · 15548 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15548 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 194.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc4875. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.