California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km NE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Coalinga, California on Tue, Feb 7, 1984, 10:54 PM PST (06:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 13 km ESE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-02-08 06:54:40 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.178° N, 120.300° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.113 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.09 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.027 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15565 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.631 km NE of King City, California · 15564 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15563 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 15563 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15562 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15560 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, California · 15560 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.54 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15560 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15559 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.624 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15559 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15559 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15559 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.6Central California · 15558 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15558 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15558 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.66 km WSW of Huron, California · 15558 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15557 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15557 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15557 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.418 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15557 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 15556 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 4.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15556 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.61 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15556 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15555 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15555 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.315 km N of Coalinga, California · 15555 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15555 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.85 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 15555 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15554 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.119 km N of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15553 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15552 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.06 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15552 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15552 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15551 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.69 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15550 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.99 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15550 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.5Central California · 15549 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15549 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15549 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15549 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.812 km WSW of Huron, California · 15548 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15548 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.715 km E of Shandon, California · 15548 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15547 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15547 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15547 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15547 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.512 km W of Huron, California · 15547 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.216 km N of Coalinga, California · 15546 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15546 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.93 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15546 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 195.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc5196. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.