California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Jan 8, 1984, 8:27 AM PST (16:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 14 km NW of Big Sur, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-01-08 16:27:48 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.577° N, 121.171° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
50

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 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15608 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.015 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.513 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15608 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.213 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15608 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15607 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.234 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15607 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.726 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15607 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15607 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15607 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15607 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15606 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.17 km NE of San Martin, California · 15606 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15606 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.813 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15605 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15605 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15605 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.96 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15605 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15605 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15604 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15604 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15603 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.823 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15603 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.712 km SW of Huron, California · 15603 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 15603 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15603 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15602 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15602 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15602 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.2Central California · 15602 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15601 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.95 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15601 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15601 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15601 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15600 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.14 km E of Coalinga, California · 15600 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15600 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.94 km SE of Aromas, California · 15599 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.7Central California · 15599 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.911 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15599 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15599 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 15599 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15599 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.627 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15599 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.75 km SE of Aromas, California · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.27 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15598 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15598 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15598 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15598 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.65 km SE of Aromas, California · 15597 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15596 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.78 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15596 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.67 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15596 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.623 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15596 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15595 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15595 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.9Central California · 15595 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15595 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15609 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.926 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15609 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15610 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.310 km N of Coalinga, California · 15610 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.718 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15610 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15611 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15611 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.923 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15611 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.56 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15612 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15612 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 15612 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15612 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15613 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.52 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15614 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.023 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15614 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.61 km WNW of Hollister, California · 15614 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15614 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15614 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15614 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1160. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.