M2.0 earthquake 12 km SW of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.0 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Mon, Sep 24, 1984, 1:24 AM PDT

UTC

1984-09-24 08:24:28 UTC

Depth

9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.346° N, 121.426° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

75°

Stations used

32

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast12 kmSW
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast42 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast386 kmNW

After

1. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 10:00 AM PDT · 15347 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
2. 1.65 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 11:56 AM PDT · 15347 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.60 km NNE of Monterey, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 7:29 PM PDT · 15347 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
4. 2.51 km N of Monterey, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 7:47 PM PDT · 15347 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
5. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 25, 10:14 AM PDT · 15346 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 5:55 AM PDT · 15345 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
7. 2.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 3:00 PM PDT · 15345 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
8. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 4:57 PM PDT · 15345 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
9. 1.56 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 10:09 AM PDT · 15344 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 2:08 PM PDT · 15344 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.625 km WSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaFri, Sep 28, 7:34 AM PDT · 15343 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
12. 1.618 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Sep 28, 10:26 AM PDT · 15343 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
13. 1.637 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, Sep 29, 2:01 PM PDT · 15342 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
14. 1.612 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaSat, Sep 29, 11:17 PM PDT · 15342 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
15. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Sep 30, 8:13 PM PDT · 15341 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
16. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 3:51 AM PDT · 15340 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
17. 2.415 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 12:29 PM PDT · 15340 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
18. 2.711 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 6:24 AM PDT · 15339 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
19. 1.511 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 6:25 AM PDT · 15339 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 11:38 AM PDT · 15339 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
21. 1.55 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Oct 3, 2:33 PM PDT · 15338 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
22. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 8:28 AM PDT · 15337 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
23. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 4:04 PM PDT · 15337 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
24. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 6:32 PM PDT · 15337 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
25. 1.88 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 11:11 PM PDT · 15337 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
26. 1.617 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 3:12 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
27. 2.81 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 6:00 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
28. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 6:28 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
29. 1.918 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 7:22 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
30. 4.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 9:16 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
31. 2.337 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 11:15 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
32. 1.514 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 5:29 PM PDT · 15336 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
33. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Oct 6, 6:07 AM PDT · 15335 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
34. 2.329 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Oct 6, 1:18 PM PDT · 15335 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
35. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 6, 9:36 PM PDT · 15335 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
36. 1.723 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 1:47 AM PDT · 15334 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
37. 1.713 km SW of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 3:58 AM PDT · 15334 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
38. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 6:39 AM PDT · 15334 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
39. 2.619 km ENE of Gonzales, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 6:35 PM PDT · 15334 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
40. 3.11 km SW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 11:39 PM PDT · 15334 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
41. 2.518 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 1:30 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
42. 1.517 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 2:26 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
43. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 3:55 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
44. 2.92 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 6:32 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
45. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 6:37 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
46. 2.32 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 7:00 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
47. 2.62 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 11:46 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
48. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 9, 6:46 AM PDT · 15332 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
49. 1.52 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Oct 9, 9:28 AM PDT · 15332 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
50. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Oct 10, 4:51 AM PDT · 15331 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
51. 2.512 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Oct 10, 10:48 AM PDT · 15331 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
52. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Oct 10, 5:50 PM PDT · 15331 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
53. 2.011 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 3:00 AM PDT · 15330 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
54. 1.8Central CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 8:45 AM PDT · 15330 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
55. 1.62 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 5:51 PM PDT · 15330 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
56. 2.510 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 6:41 PM PDT · 15330 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
57. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 12:58 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
58. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 8:12 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
59. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 8:13 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
60. 2.423 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 10:49 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

1. 2.39 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Sep 23, 7:49 AM PDT · 15348 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
2. 1.718 km S of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Sep 23, 6:46 AM PDT · 15348 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
3. 1.737 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 23, 4:01 AM PDT · 15348 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
4. 1.519 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 23, 2:14 AM PDT · 15348 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
5. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 11:12 PM PDT · 15349 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
6. 2.00 km SSE of Gonzales, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 7:38 PM PDT · 15349 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
7. 1.57 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 12:03 PM PDT · 15349 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
8. 2.88 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 11:52 AM PDT · 15349 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
9. 3.18 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 11:50 AM PDT · 15349 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.57 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 4:28 AM PDT · 15349 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.523 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Sep 20, 7:10 PM PDT · 15351 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Sep 20, 11:27 AM PDT · 15351 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.710 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Sep 20, 9:15 AM PDT · 15351 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.717 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 3:32 PM PDT · 15352 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
15. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 12:56 PM PDT · 15352 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
16. 1.521 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 7:57 AM PDT · 15352 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.813 km W of Oak Shores, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 7:52 AM PDT · 15352 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
18. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 4:33 AM PDT · 15352 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
19. 2.212 km W of Oak Shores, CaliforniaTue, Sep 18, 11:21 PM PDT · 15353 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
20. 1.824 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Sep 18, 6:01 AM PDT · 15353 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc28491. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:47 PM UTC.