M1.6 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Oct 4, 1984, 8:28 AM PDT

UTC

1984-10-04 15:28:54 UTC

Depth

2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.537° N, 121.121° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.06

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

65°

Stations used

21

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast50 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast380 kmNW

After

1. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 4:04 PM PDT · 15338 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
2. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 6:32 PM PDT · 15338 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
3. 1.88 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 11:11 PM PDT · 15337 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
4. 1.617 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 3:12 AM PDT · 15337 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
5. 2.81 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 6:00 AM PDT · 15337 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
6. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 6:28 AM PDT · 15337 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
7. 1.918 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 7:22 AM PDT · 15337 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
8. 4.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 9:16 AM PDT · 15337 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.337 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 11:15 AM PDT · 15337 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
10. 2.513 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 1:36 PM PDT · 15337 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 3:03 PM PDT · 15337 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.514 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 5:29 PM PDT · 15337 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Oct 6, 6:07 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
14. 2.329 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Oct 6, 1:18 PM PDT · 15336 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
15. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 6, 9:36 PM PDT · 15335 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
16. 1.723 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 1:47 AM PDT · 15335 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.713 km SW of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 3:58 AM PDT · 15335 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
18. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 6:39 AM PDT · 15335 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
19. 2.619 km ENE of Gonzales, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 6:35 PM PDT · 15335 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
20. 3.11 km SW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 11:39 PM PDT · 15334 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
21. 1.816 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 5:37 AM PDT · 15334 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
22. 2.518 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 1:30 PM PDT · 15334 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
23. 1.517 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 2:26 PM PDT · 15334 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
24. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 3:55 PM PDT · 15334 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
25. 2.92 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 6:32 PM PDT · 15334 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
26. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 6:37 PM PDT · 15334 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
27. 2.32 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 7:00 PM PDT · 15334 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
28. 2.62 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 11:46 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
29. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 9, 6:46 AM PDT · 15333 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
30. 1.52 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Oct 9, 9:28 AM PDT · 15333 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
31. 2.015 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaWed, Oct 10, 12:11 AM PDT · 15332 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
32. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Oct 10, 4:51 AM PDT · 15332 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
33. 2.218 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Oct 10, 5:43 AM PDT · 15332 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
34. 2.512 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Oct 10, 10:48 AM PDT · 15332 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
35. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Oct 10, 5:50 PM PDT · 15332 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
36. 2.011 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 3:00 AM PDT · 15331 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
37. 1.8Central CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 8:45 AM PDT · 15331 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
38. 1.62 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 5:51 PM PDT · 15331 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
39. 2.510 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 6:41 PM PDT · 15331 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
40. 2.07 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 6:52 AM PDT · 15330 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
41. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 12:58 PM PDT · 15330 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
42. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 8:12 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
43. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 8:13 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
44. 2.423 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 10:49 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
45. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 13, 1:26 AM PDT · 15329 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
46. 1.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 13, 1:27 AM PDT · 15329 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
47. 1.99 km N of Day Valley, CaliforniaSat, Oct 13, 7:05 AM PDT · 15329 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
48. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Oct 13, 10:32 AM PDT · 15329 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
49. 2.17 km SSW of Merced, CaliforniaSat, Oct 13, 9:12 PM PDT · 15328 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
50. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Oct 14, 3:35 AM PDT · 15328 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
51. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Oct 14, 3:22 PM PDT · 15328 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
52. 1.616 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Oct 15, 1:30 PM PDT · 15327 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
53. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaMon, Oct 15, 2:57 PM PDT · 15327 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
54. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 1:47 AM PDT · 15326 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
55. 1.79 km SSW of Firebaugh, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 7:07 PM PDT · 15326 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
56. 2.012 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 8:47 PM PDT · 15325 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
57. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Oct 17, 3:51 AM PDT · 15325 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
58. 2.711 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Oct 17, 5:28 AM PDT · 15325 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
59. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 18, 10:06 AM PDT · 15324 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
60. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Oct 18, 6:22 PM PDT · 15324 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

1. 1.55 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Oct 3, 2:33 PM PDT · 15339 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 11:38 AM PDT · 15340 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.511 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 6:25 AM PDT · 15340 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.711 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 6:24 AM PDT · 15340 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.415 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 12:29 PM PDT · 15341 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
6. 1.618 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 9:40 AM PDT · 15341 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 8:37 AM PDT · 15341 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 3:51 AM PDT · 15341 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
9. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSun, Sep 30, 9:15 PM PDT · 15341 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Sep 30, 8:13 PM PDT · 15341 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.112 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Sep 30, 12:29 AM PDT · 15342 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
12. 1.612 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaSat, Sep 29, 11:17 PM PDT · 15342 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.637 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, Sep 29, 2:01 PM PDT · 15343 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
14. 1.618 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Sep 28, 10:26 AM PDT · 15344 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
15. 1.625 km WSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaFri, Sep 28, 7:34 AM PDT · 15344 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 2:08 PM PDT · 15345 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
17. 1.56 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 10:09 AM PDT · 15345 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
18. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 8:53 AM PDT · 15345 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
19. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 4:57 PM PDT · 15346 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
20. 2.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 3:00 PM PDT · 15346 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc29309. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC.