California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Thu, Apr 5, 1984, 4:50 PM PST (00:50 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 7 km NE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-04-06 00:50:25 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.495° N, 121.073° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15522 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.733 km W of Lockwood, California · 15522 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.323 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15522 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.710 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15522 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.312 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15521 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.010 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15521 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15521 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.512 km E of Coalinga, California · 15521 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15520 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15520 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.63 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15519 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15519 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15519 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.813 km WNW of Huron, California · 15518 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15518 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.013 km WNW of Huron, California · 15518 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15518 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15518 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.611 km WNW of Huron, California · 15518 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.58 km NNW of Whitley Gardens, California · 15518 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.618 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15518 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.63 km NE of Huron, California · 15518 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.313 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15518 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.115 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 15518 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.613 km WNW of Huron, California · 15518 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.715 km NW of Huron, California · 15517 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15517 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15517 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.814 km WNW of Huron, California · 15517 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15517 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.815 km E of Big Sur, California · 15517 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 3.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15517 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.114 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15517 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15516 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.825 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 15516 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15516 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.4Central California · 15516 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.812 km SW of Huron, California · 15516 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 15516 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 3.010 km NE of San Simeon, California · 15516 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.710 km NE of San Simeon, California · 15516 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.58 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15515 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.55 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15515 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.04 km E of Coalinga, California · 15515 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.8Near the coast of Central California · 15514 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15514 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15514 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15514 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.210 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15513 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15513 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.812 km SSW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15513 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.09 km NE of San Martin, California · 15513 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.824 km NE of King City, California · 15513 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.613 km NW of Avenal, California · 15512 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.713 km SW of Huron, California · 15512 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15512 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15512 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15511 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15511 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15510 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15522 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15522 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15522 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.810 km W of Huron, California · 15522 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15523 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.913 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15523 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15523 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.135 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15523 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15523 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.935 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15523 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15523 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.35 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15523 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.97km SSW of Huron, CA · 15524 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.1Central California · 15524 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15524 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.730 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15525 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15526 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15526 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.316 km W of Volta, California · 15526 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 15527 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc14106. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:14 AM UTC.