California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sat, Aug 4, 1984, 1:47 PM PDT (20:47 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-08-04 20:47:38 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.526° N, 121.085° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
31

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 149 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15398 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.02 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15398 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15398 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.321 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15397 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.28 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15397 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.86 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15397 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.97 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15397 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.67 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15397 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 15397 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.17 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15397 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.611 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15397 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15397 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.87 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15397 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.823 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15396 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.618 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15396 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15396 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15395 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.413 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15395 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.041 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15395 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15394 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15394 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15394 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.642 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15394 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15393 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 3.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15393 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.112 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15393 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15392 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15392 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.6Northern California · 15392 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.736 km W of Lockwood, California · 15392 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.013 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15392 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15392 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.810 km NNW of Huron, California · 15392 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.112 km NE of San Martin, California · 15392 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.58 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15392 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.78 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15391 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15391 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.915 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15391 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15391 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15391 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.222 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15391 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.64 km S of Oak Shores, California · 15391 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.712 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15391 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.013 km SW of Soledad, California · 15390 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 3.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15390 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.59 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15389 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.59 km E of Coalinga, California · 15389 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15388 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15388 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.98 km N of Cambria, California · 15387 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15387 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15387 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 15387 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15387 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 3.212 km SW of Huron, California · 15387 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15387 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.510 km SW of Huron, California · 15386 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 3.111 km SW of Huron, California · 15386 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.512 km SW of Huron, California · 15386 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.20 km WNW of Hollister, California · 15386 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.44 km W of Hollister, California · 15398 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.59 km SSW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15398 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.73 km NW of Avenal, California · 15399 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.711 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15400 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.111 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15400 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15400 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.124 km NE of Soledad, California · 15400 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.620 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15400 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.537 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15400 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.78 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15401 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.91 km NE of Cantua Creek, California · 15401 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.06 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15401 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.66 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15401 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.08 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15401 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.928 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15401 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.06 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15401 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.116 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15401 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15401 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.614 km WNW of Huron, California · 15401 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15402 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc24938. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.