California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Thu, Jan 19, 1984, 2:52 AM PST (10:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 11 km NNE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-19 10:52:04 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.530° N, 121.094° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km SE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15578 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15578 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.69 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15578 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.815 km WNW of Huron, California · 15577 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.115 km NW of Huron, California · 15576 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15576 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15576 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15576 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.711 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15576 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.729 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 15575 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.633 km S of Big Sur, California · 15575 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.214 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15575 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.927 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15575 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.711 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15575 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.012 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15575 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15574 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15574 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.29 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15574 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.717 km N of Coalinga, California · 15574 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15573 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.929 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15573 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15573 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15573 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15573 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15573 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15572 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15572 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15571 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.611 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15570 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.713 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15570 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15569 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15569 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.514 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15569 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15569 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15568 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.617 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15568 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.618 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15568 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.323 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15568 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15568 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.6Central California · 15567 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15567 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.513 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 15566 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15566 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15566 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.913 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 3.113 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 4.116 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15566 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.09 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.027 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15565 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15565 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 3.415 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15564 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.631 km NE of King City, California · 15564 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.926 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15563 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15563 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.112 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15563 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc2448. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.