M1.8 earthquake 24 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.8 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Aug 29, 1984, 5:49 AM PDT

UTC

1984-08-29 12:49:03 UTC

Depth

0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.561° N, 121.116° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

62°

Stations used

19

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast24 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast50 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast382 kmNW

After

1. 1.613 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Aug 29, 1:38 PM PDT · 15376 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Aug 29, 5:02 PM PDT · 15376 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
3. 1.832 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaThu, Aug 30, 8:59 AM PDT · 15375 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
4. 2.912 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 30, 1:20 PM PDT · 15375 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
5. 3.06 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 30, 1:41 PM PDT · 15375 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
6. 2.019 km S of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Aug 30, 5:57 PM PDT · 15375 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
7. 1.74 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Aug 30, 7:21 PM PDT · 15375 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.613 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Aug 30, 7:48 PM PDT · 15375 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
9. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 31, 11:01 AM PDT · 15374 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.934 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Aug 31, 8:19 PM PDT · 15374 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
11. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Aug 31, 9:48 PM PDT · 15373 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
12. 2.412 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Sep 1, 7:00 AM PDT · 15373 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Sep 1, 8:33 AM PDT · 15373 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
14. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 1, 8:52 AM PDT · 15373 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
15. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Sep 1, 4:47 PM PDT · 15373 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
16. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 1, 8:40 PM PDT · 15373 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
17. 2.46 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 1, 9:12 PM PDT · 15372 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
18. 1.620 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSun, Sep 2, 1:05 AM PDT · 15372 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
19. 2.617 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Sep 2, 9:12 AM PDT · 15372 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
20. 2.017 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Sep 2, 10:23 AM PDT · 15372 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
21. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Sep 2, 2:31 PM PDT · 15372 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
22. 1.97 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Sep 2, 10:54 PM PDT · 15371 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
23. 1.59 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 1:34 AM PDT · 15371 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
24. 2.615 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 5:44 AM PDT · 15371 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
25. 1.510 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 9:31 AM PDT · 15371 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
26. 1.813 km ESE of Alum Rock, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 11:32 AM PDT · 15371 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
27. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 2:45 PM PDT · 15371 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
28. 2.026 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 3:02 PM PDT · 15371 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
29. 1.913 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 9:52 AM PDT · 15370 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
30. 3.413 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 10:02 AM PDT · 15370 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
31. 3.117 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 10:56 PM PDT · 15369 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
32. 1.926 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Sep 5, 6:24 AM PDT · 15369 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
33. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Sep 5, 8:39 AM PDT · 15369 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
34. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Sep 6, 4:16 AM PDT · 15368 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
35. 2.716 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaThu, Sep 6, 7:05 AM PDT · 15368 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
36. 2.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Sep 6, 12:52 PM PDT · 15368 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
37. 2.510 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Sep 6, 9:03 PM PDT · 15367 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
38. 2.13 km S of Merced, CaliforniaThu, Sep 6, 10:26 PM PDT · 15367 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
39. 1.623 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 1:13 AM PDT · 15367 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
40. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 3:02 AM PDT · 15367 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
41. 1.810 km ENE of Bradley, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 4:11 AM PDT · 15367 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
42. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 1:13 PM PDT · 15367 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
43. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 2:38 PM PDT · 15367 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
44. 2.318 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 2:48 PM PDT · 15367 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
45. 2.518 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 2:48 PM PDT · 15367 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
46. 1.512 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 4:34 PM PDT · 15367 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
47. 2.37 km SSE of Fairmead, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 5:05 PM PDT · 15367 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
48. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 7:33 PM PDT · 15367 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
49. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 9:21 PM PDT · 15366 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
50. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 8:39 AM PDT · 15366 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
51. 2.612 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 11:03 PM PDT · 15365 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
52. 1.837 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 5:29 AM PDT · 15365 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
53. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 6:32 AM PDT · 15365 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
54. 2.028 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 3:17 PM PDT · 15365 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
55. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 9:10 PM PDT · 15364 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
56. 1.812 km W of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 3:17 AM PDT · 15364 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
57. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 3:31 AM PDT · 15364 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
58. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 9:08 AM PDT · 15364 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
59. 2.5Northern CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 9:24 AM PDT · 15364 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
60. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 9:33 AM PDT · 15364 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

1. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Aug 29, 5:11 AM PDT · 15376 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
2. 1.512 km W of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Aug 29, 3:13 AM PDT · 15376 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
3. 2.16 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Aug 29, 2:55 AM PDT · 15376 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
4. 2.110 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Aug 28, 5:00 PM PDT · 15377 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.318 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Aug 28, 4:12 PM PDT · 15377 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.531 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Aug 28, 11:45 AM PDT · 15377 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
7. 2.324 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaMon, Aug 27, 9:14 PM PDT · 15377 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.923 km WSW of Volta, CaliforniaMon, Aug 27, 4:46 PM PDT · 15378 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.312 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Aug 27, 7:21 AM PDT · 15378 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Aug 26, 2:55 AM PDT · 15379 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
11. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Aug 25, 10:19 PM PDT · 15379 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
12. 1.834 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Aug 25, 3:32 PM PDT · 15380 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
13. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Aug 25, 2:55 PM PDT · 15380 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.716 km WSW of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Aug 25, 11:08 AM PDT · 15380 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
15. 1.817 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaFri, Aug 24, 7:09 AM PDT · 15381 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
16. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Aug 24, 4:42 AM PDT · 15381 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
17. 1.813 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 8:01 PM PDT · 15382 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 6:50 PM PDT · 15382 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
19. 3.613 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 6:05 PM PDT · 15382 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
20. 1.712 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 3:36 PM PDT · 15382 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc26623. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.