California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Apr 1, 1984, 11:11 AM PST (19:11 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-04-01 19:11:06 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.587° N, 121.183° 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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
34

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 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.316 km W of Volta, California · 15523 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15523 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15523 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.730 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15523 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15522 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.1Central California · 15521 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.35 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15521 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15521 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.935 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15520 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15520 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.135 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15520 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15520 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.913 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15520 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15520 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.810 km W of Huron, California · 15520 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15520 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15520 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15520 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15520 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.626 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15519 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.733 km W of Lockwood, California · 15519 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.88 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 15519 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.323 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15519 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.710 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15519 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.312 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15519 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.010 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15518 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15518 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 3.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15517 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15517 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.63 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15517 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15517 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15516 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.813 km WNW of Huron, California · 15516 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15515 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.013 km WNW of Huron, California · 15515 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 3.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15515 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15515 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.611 km WNW of Huron, California · 15515 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.618 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15515 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 3.313 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15515 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.115 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 15515 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.613 km WNW of Huron, California · 15515 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.715 km NW of Huron, California · 15515 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15514 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15514 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.814 km WNW of Huron, California · 15514 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15514 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.815 km E of Big Sur, California · 15514 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 3.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15514 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.114 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15514 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15514 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.825 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 15514 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15514 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.4Central California · 15513 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 15513 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 3.010 km NE of San Simeon, California · 15513 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.710 km NE of San Simeon, California · 15513 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.58 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15512 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.55 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15512 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.04 km E of Coalinga, California · 15512 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.027 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15524 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15524 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15524 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15524 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.7Central California · 15525 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15525 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 15526 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.67 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15526 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15526 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.57 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15526 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15527 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.71 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15527 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.77 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 15528 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 15529 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.02 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15529 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15530 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 4.010 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 15530 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.022 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15530 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15530 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 15531 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc13294. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.