California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sat, Aug 11, 1984, 10:36 PM PDT (05:36 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 21 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-08-12 05:36:03 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.519° N, 121.105° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
53

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 146 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km S of Oak Shores, California · 15394 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.712 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15394 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.013 km SW of Soledad, California · 15393 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15393 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.59 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15393 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.59 km E of Coalinga, California · 15393 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15392 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15391 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.98 km N of Cambria, California · 15391 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15391 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15390 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 15390 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15390 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.212 km SW of Huron, California · 15390 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15390 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.510 km SW of Huron, California · 15390 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.111 km SW of Huron, California · 15390 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.512 km SW of Huron, California · 15390 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.20 km WNW of Hollister, California · 15390 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 15389 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 3.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15389 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.08 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15389 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15389 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15389 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15389 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.023 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15389 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15388 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15388 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.59 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15388 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.015 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15388 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.412 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15388 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 3.012 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15388 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.725 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15388 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.826 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15387 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15387 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.717 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15386 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.59 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15386 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15385 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.415 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15385 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.610 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15385 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.67 km SW of Huron, California · 15385 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.65 km SSW of Huron, California · 15385 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15385 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15385 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.64 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15385 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.911 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15384 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 15384 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 15383 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.37 km ENE of San Miguel, California · 15383 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 3.212 km SW of Huron, California · 15383 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15382 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.712 km SW of Huron, California · 15382 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 3.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15382 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15382 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.813 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15382 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15382 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.817 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 15382 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.716 km WSW of Soledad, California · 15381 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15380 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.834 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15380 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15394 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15394 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.915 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15394 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15394 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.78 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15395 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.58 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15395 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.112 km NE of San Martin, California · 15395 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.810 km NNW of Huron, California · 15395 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15395 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.013 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15395 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.736 km W of Lockwood, California · 15395 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.6Northern California · 15395 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15395 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15396 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.112 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15397 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15397 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15397 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.642 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15397 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15398 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15398 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc25400. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.