California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, May 6, 1984, 10:43 PM PDT (05:43 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-05-07 05:43:58 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.560° N, 121.156° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15489 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.67 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15489 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.916 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15489 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.916 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15489 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 15489 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.97 km N of Cantua Creek, California · 15489 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15489 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.017 km N of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.37 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.38 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15488 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15488 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15488 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.76 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.16 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15488 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 15488 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15487 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15487 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15487 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15487 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.79 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 15487 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.15 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15487 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15487 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.65 km NE of Day Valley, California · 15487 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.38 km NE of San Martin, California · 15487 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.78 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15487 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15487 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15487 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15486 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.57 km NE of San Martin, California · 15486 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.58 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15486 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.7Northern California · 15486 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15486 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.916km NW of Huron, CA · 15486 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.77 km NE of San Martin, California · 15486 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.99 km W of Huron, California · 15486 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15486 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.818 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15486 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15486 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.510 km SW of Huron, California · 15486 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 2.412 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15486 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.76 km NE of San Martin, California · 15486 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15486 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.68 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15486 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.711 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15486 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.22 km W of Ridgemark, California · 15486 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15486 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15490 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15490 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.79 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15490 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15490 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15490 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.813 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15490 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 15490 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.212 km N of Coalinga, California · 15490 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.67 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15490 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15490 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.01 km ESE of Monterey, California · 15491 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.011 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15491 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.88 km NE of San Martin, California · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.77 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15491 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15491 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15491 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15491 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc17765. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC.