California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, May 23, 1984, 12:22 PM PDT (19:22 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 15 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-05-23 19:22:06 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.544° N, 121.132° 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
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
24

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 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15471 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15471 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15471 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.612 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15470 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.87 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15470 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15470 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.29 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15469 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.011 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15469 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.12 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15469 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.69 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15468 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15468 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15468 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.531 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15468 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.221 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15468 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15468 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15468 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15467 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.94 km N of Moss Landing, California · 15467 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.59 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15467 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15467 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15467 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.613 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15467 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.79 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15467 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15467 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15466 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15466 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15466 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15466 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15466 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15466 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15466 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.813 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15466 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.67 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15466 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15466 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15465 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.97 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15465 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 3.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15465 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.118 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15465 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.718 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15465 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 3.215 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15464 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15464 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15464 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.314 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15464 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15464 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.523 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15464 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.724 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15464 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15463 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 15463 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.211 km E of Coalinga, California · 15463 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15463 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.716km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 15463 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.77 km NE of San Martin, California · 15462 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15462 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15462 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 15462 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.68 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15461 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.47 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15461 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.610 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15461 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.1Central California · 15461 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 3.215 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15461 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15471 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.935 km W of Lockwood, California · 15471 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15471 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15471 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.622 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15472 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15472 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.028 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15473 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15473 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.810 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15473 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15473 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15473 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15473 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.48 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15473 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15473 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.85 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15473 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15473 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15474 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.610 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15474 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.19 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15474 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15474 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc19255. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:29 PM UTC.