M1.5 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, Sep 22, 1984, 11:12 PM PDT

UTC

1984-09-23 06:12:18 UTC

Depth

7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.557° N, 121.154° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.27

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

65°

Stations used

16

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast21 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast47 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast384 kmNW

After

1. 1.519 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 23, 2:14 AM PDT · 15349 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.737 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 23, 4:01 AM PDT · 15349 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
3. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Sep 23, 4:58 AM PDT · 15349 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.718 km S of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Sep 23, 6:46 AM PDT · 15349 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
5. 2.39 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Sep 23, 7:49 AM PDT · 15348 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
6. 1.617 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Sep 23, 11:39 AM PDT · 15348 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
7. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 23, 2:37 PM PDT · 15348 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.012 km SW of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 1:24 AM PDT · 15348 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
9. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 10:00 AM PDT · 15347 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
10. 1.65 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 11:56 AM PDT · 15347 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.60 km NNE of Monterey, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 7:29 PM PDT · 15347 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
12. 2.51 km N of Monterey, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 7:47 PM PDT · 15347 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
13. 2.520 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 25, 4:14 AM PDT · 15347 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
14. 1.512 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Sep 25, 9:01 AM PDT · 15346 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
15. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 25, 10:14 AM PDT · 15346 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Sep 25, 8:14 PM PDT · 15346 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
17. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Sep 25, 8:43 PM PDT · 15346 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
18. 1.6Central CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 4:18 AM PDT · 15346 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
19. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 5:55 AM PDT · 15346 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
20. 1.78 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 6:03 AM PDT · 15346 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
21. 2.110 km W of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 9:48 AM PDT · 15345 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
22. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 10:29 AM PDT · 15345 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
23. 4.411 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 1:46 PM PDT · 15345 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
24. 2.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 3:00 PM PDT · 15345 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
25. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 4:57 PM PDT · 15345 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
26. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 8:53 AM PDT · 15344 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
27. 1.56 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 10:09 AM PDT · 15344 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
28. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 2:08 PM PDT · 15344 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
29. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 9:56 PM PDT · 15344 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
30. 1.625 km WSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaFri, Sep 28, 7:34 AM PDT · 15343 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
31. 1.618 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Sep 28, 10:26 AM PDT · 15343 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
32. 1.637 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, Sep 29, 2:01 PM PDT · 15342 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
33. 1.612 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaSat, Sep 29, 11:17 PM PDT · 15342 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
34. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Sep 29, 11:27 PM PDT · 15342 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
35. 2.112 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Sep 30, 12:29 AM PDT · 15342 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
36. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Sep 30, 8:13 PM PDT · 15341 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
37. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSun, Sep 30, 9:15 PM PDT · 15341 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
38. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 3:51 AM PDT · 15341 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
39. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 8:37 AM PDT · 15340 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
40. 1.618 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 9:40 AM PDT · 15340 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
41. 2.415 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 12:29 PM PDT · 15340 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
42. 2.711 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 6:24 AM PDT · 15340 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
43. 1.511 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 6:25 AM PDT · 15340 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
44. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 11:38 AM PDT · 15339 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
45. 1.55 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Oct 3, 2:33 PM PDT · 15338 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
46. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 8:28 AM PDT · 15337 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
47. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 4:04 PM PDT · 15337 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
48. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 6:32 PM PDT · 15337 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
49. 1.88 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 11:11 PM PDT · 15337 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
50. 1.617 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 3:12 AM PDT · 15337 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
51. 2.81 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 6:00 AM PDT · 15337 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
52. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 6:28 AM PDT · 15337 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
53. 1.918 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 7:22 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
54. 4.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 9:16 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
55. 2.337 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 11:15 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
56. 2.513 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 1:36 PM PDT · 15336 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
57. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 3:03 PM PDT · 15336 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
58. 1.514 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 5:29 PM PDT · 15336 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
59. 2.69 km ENE of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 9:28 PM PDT · 15336 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
60. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Oct 6, 6:07 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

1. 2.00 km SSE of Gonzales, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 7:38 PM PDT · 15349 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
2. 1.57 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 12:03 PM PDT · 15349 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
3. 2.88 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 11:52 AM PDT · 15349 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
4. 3.18 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 11:50 AM PDT · 15349 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
5. 1.57 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 4:28 AM PDT · 15350 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
6. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 21, 3:28 AM PDT · 15351 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
7. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 21, 2:47 AM PDT · 15351 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
8. 1.523 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Sep 20, 7:10 PM PDT · 15351 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
9. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Sep 20, 11:27 AM PDT · 15351 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
10. 1.611 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Sep 20, 9:31 AM PDT · 15351 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.710 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Sep 20, 9:15 AM PDT · 15351 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
12. 1.612 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Sep 20, 7:08 AM PDT · 15352 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 5:31 PM PDT · 15352 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
14. 1.717 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 3:32 PM PDT · 15352 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.210 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 1:42 PM PDT · 15352 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 12:56 PM PDT · 15352 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
17. 1.521 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 7:57 AM PDT · 15352 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
18. 1.813 km W of Oak Shores, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 7:52 AM PDT · 15352 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.111 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 5:50 AM PDT · 15353 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
20. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 4:33 AM PDT · 15353 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc28472. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.