California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 25 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Jul 8, 1984, 1:27 PM PDT (20:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 6 km NNE of Interlaken, California. This one was a foreshock.

Soledad forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-07-08 20:27:12 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.605° N, 121.147° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
20

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 180 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.715 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15426 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15426 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15426 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15426 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.99 km NW of Hollister, California · 15425 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15425 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.910 km E of Coalinga, California · 15425 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15425 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.511 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15425 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.518 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15425 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.216 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 15424 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.84 km WNW of San Ardo, California · 15424 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.913 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15424 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.517 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15424 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.412 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15424 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.220 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15424 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.919 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15424 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15424 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15423 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.88 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15423 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15423 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15423 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15423 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15423 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.614 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15423 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15423 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.926 km W of Coalinga, California · 15422 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 15422 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15422 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.911 km N of Coalinga, California · 15422 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 15422 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15421 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.524 km NE of King City, California · 15420 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.716km N of Coalinga, CA · 15420 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.59 km NE of San Martin, California · 15420 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.116 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15420 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15420 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.616 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15419 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15419 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15419 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15419 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.63 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15419 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.72 km SSW of Hollister, California · 15419 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15419 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15418 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15418 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15418 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.616 km WSW of Soledad, California · 15417 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15417 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 15417 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.812 km E of Coalinga, California · 15417 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15417 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.213 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15417 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.58 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15417 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15417 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.69 km E of San Martin, California · 15417 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15417 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15416 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.235 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15416 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.98 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15416 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 3.111 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15427 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15427 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15427 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.86 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15428 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.731 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15428 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15428 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.610 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15428 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.510 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15428 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15428 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.13 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15428 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.82 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15428 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15428 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15428 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15428 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15428 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.610 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15428 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15428 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15429 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.09 km E of Gilroy, CA · 15429 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.113 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15429 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc22376. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC.