California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sat, May 5, 1984, 6:09 AM PDT (13:09 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 11 km ESE of Gilroy, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-05-05 13:09:25 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.566° N, 121.158° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
26

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.911 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15452 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15452 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15452 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.811 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15452 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.111 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15451 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.911 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15451 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.927 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15451 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.016 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15451 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.619 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15451 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.316 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15451 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.225 km W of Lockwood, California · 15451 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.640 km W of Lockwood, California · 15451 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.711 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15450 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.623 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15450 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15450 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.512 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15449 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.712 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15449 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.7Central California · 15449 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 4.215 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.715 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.714 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15449 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.615 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.815 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.69 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15449 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.615 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.315 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.615 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.77 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.71 km N of Hollister, California · 15449 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15449 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.515 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15449 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15448 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.312 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15448 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15448 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.723 km SW of Los Banos, California · 15448 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.926 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15448 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.67 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15448 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15447 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15447 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15447 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.828 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15447 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.87 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15447 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.514 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15447 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.118 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15447 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.68 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15447 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15446 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15446 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.6Northern California · 15446 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.66 km E of Morgan Hill, California · 15446 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15446 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.614 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15445 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.58 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15445 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.58 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15445 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15445 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15445 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 3.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15445 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15445 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15445 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.715 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15445 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc17562. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.