California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sat, Sep 1, 1984, 8:33 AM PDT (15:33 UTC), 3 km (2 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
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-09-01 15:33:23 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.498° N, 121.076° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15369 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15369 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15369 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.46 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15369 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.620 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15369 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.617 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15368 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.017 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15368 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 15368 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.97 km SW of Gilroy, California · 15368 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.59 km NE of San Martin, California · 15368 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.615 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15367 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.510 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15367 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15367 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.026 km NE of Soledad, California · 15367 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.913 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15366 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.413 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15366 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.117 km N of Coalinga, California · 15366 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.926 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15365 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15365 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.38 km NNE of Cambria, California · 15365 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.95 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 15365 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15365 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15364 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.510 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15364 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.111 km S of Huron, California · 15364 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.623 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15364 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15364 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.810 km ENE of Bradley, California · 15364 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15363 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15363 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.318 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15363 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15363 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.512 km NW of Avenal, California · 15363 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.37 km SSE of Fairmead, California · 15363 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15363 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15363 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15362 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 2.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15362 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.837 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15361 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15361 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.028 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15361 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 15361 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.812 km W of Huron, California · 15361 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 15360 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15360 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.57 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15360 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.517 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15360 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.48 km S of Huron, California · 15360 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15358 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15357 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15357 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 15356 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.523 km NE of King City, California · 15355 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15355 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.90 km S of Coalinga, California · 15354 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 15354 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15354 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15354 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.823 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15353 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.08 km SSW of Huron, California · 15353 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15370 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.934 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15370 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15370 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15371 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.74 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15371 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.019 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15371 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.06 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15371 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15371 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.832 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 15371 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, California · 15372 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 15372 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15373 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.512 km W of Huron, California · 15373 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.16 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15373 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.110 km N of Coalinga, California · 15373 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.318 km N of Coalinga, California · 15373 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.531 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15373 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.324 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15374 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.923 km WSW of Volta, California · 15374 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.312 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15374 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc26921. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.