California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 23 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Sep 10, 1984, 9:08 AM PDT (16:08 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 11 km ESE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-09-10 16:08:19 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.567° N, 121.130° 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
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
38

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 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5Northern California · 15362 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15362 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15362 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.57 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15362 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.517 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15361 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15361 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15361 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.111 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15360 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15359 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15359 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.813 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15359 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15359 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.914 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15358 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 15357 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.916 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15357 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.523 km NE of King City, California · 15357 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15356 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.7Northern California · 15356 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.90 km S of Coalinga, California · 15356 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 15356 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15356 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15355 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.823 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15355 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.08 km SSW of Huron, California · 15355 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.27 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15355 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 15354 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.824 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15354 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.212 km W of Oak Shores, California · 15353 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15353 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15353 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.111 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15353 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.813 km W of Oak Shores, California · 15353 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.521 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15353 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15353 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.210 km E of Coalinga, California · 15353 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.717 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15353 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15353 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15352 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.710 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15352 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15352 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15352 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.523 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15352 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15351 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15351 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.57 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15350 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 3.18 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15350 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.88 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15350 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15350 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.00 km SSE of Gonzales, California · 15349 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15349 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.519 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15349 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.737 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15349 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15349 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.718 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15349 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.39 km NW of Hollister, California · 15349 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.617 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15349 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15349 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.012 km SW of Soledad, California · 15348 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15348 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.65 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15348 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15362 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.812 km W of Huron, California · 15362 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 15362 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.028 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15363 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15363 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.837 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15363 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15363 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15364 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15364 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15364 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.37 km SSE of Fairmead, California · 15365 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.512 km NW of Avenal, California · 15365 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15365 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.318 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15365 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15365 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15365 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.810 km ENE of Bradley, California · 15365 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15365 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.623 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15365 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.13 km S of Merced, California · 15365 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc27682. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.