M2.1 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, Feb 22, 1984, 11:17 AM PST (19:17 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km E 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
- 2.1 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-02-22 19:17:52 UTC
- Depth
- 6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.585° N, 121.188° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 37°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15540 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15539 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.912 km E of Coalinga, California · 15538 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15537 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.60 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15537 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15536 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.1Central California · 15536 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15536 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15536 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15535 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.66 km ENE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15534 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.29 km E of Coalinga, California · 15534 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15534 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.325 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15534 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.06 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15534 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15534 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15534 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15534 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.217 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15534 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15534 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.527 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15534 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.02 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15533 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.89 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15533 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15533 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.919 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15533 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15532 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15532 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 15531 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.612 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15531 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15531 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15531 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15531 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.822 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15530 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15530 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 15530 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.421 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15530 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.87km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 15530 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.16 km N of Coalinga, California · 15530 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.55 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 15529 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15529 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15529 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.312 km N of Coalinga, California · 15529 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.68 km W of Coalinga, California · 15528 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.87 km W of Coalinga, California · 15528 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15528 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15527 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.917 km E of East Foothills, California · 15527 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.614 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15527 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.319 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15526 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.018 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15526 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.020 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15526 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.118 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15526 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.99 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15526 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.920 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 15526 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15526 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15526 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.823 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15525 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.621 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15525 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.723 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15523 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.78km N of Coalinga, CA · 15523 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
The first 60 of 191.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1111674. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.