M1.7 earthquake 9 km SW of Lanare, California
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Lanare, California on Tue, Jan 3, 1984, 10:16 PM PST (06:16 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-01-04 06:16:50 UTC
- Depth
- 14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.370° N, 120.005° W
- Region
- California
- 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 5.4 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 292°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.68 km S of Avenal, California · 15613 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15613 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 15612 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.56 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15612 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.71 km S of Parkfield, California · 15612 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.923 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15612 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15612 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.510 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15611 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.718 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15611 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.111 km NW of Avenal, California · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.610 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15610 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.310 km N of Coalinga, California · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15610 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.83 km NW of Biola, California · 15609 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15609 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15609 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.015 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.513 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15608 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.213 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15608 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15608 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.234 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15608 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15607 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15607 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15607 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15606 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.813 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15606 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15606 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15606 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15605 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15605 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.111 km NW of Avenal, California · 15605 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.66 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15605 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.910 km NW of Avenal, California · 15604 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15604 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.712 km SW of Huron, California · 15603 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 15603 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15603 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.55 km SSE of Huron, California · 15603 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15602 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15602 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.512 km NW of Avenal, California · 15602 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.212 km NW of Avenal, California · 15602 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15602 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15602 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.212 km NW of Avenal, California · 15602 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15601 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15601 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15601 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.14 km E of Coalinga, California · 15600 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.59 km NNW of Lemoore Station, California · 15600 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.714 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 15600 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15600 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15600 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.05 km ESE of San Miguel, California · 15599 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15598 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15598 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
The first 60 of 189.
Before
- 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15614 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15614 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15614 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15614 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.1Central California · 15614 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.215 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15615 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15615 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15616 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.813 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15616 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.520 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15617 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.812 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15617 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15617 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.04 km SSE of Huron, California · 15617 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15617 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.511 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.324 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15618 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.634 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15618 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.96 km ENE of Cantua Creek, California · 15618 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.97 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15618 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.87 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15619 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
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