M1.7 earthquake 13 km SW of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sun, Oct 7, 1984, 3:58 AM PDT

UTC

1984-10-07 10:58:29 UTC

Depth

11.5 km (7.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.344° N, 121.439° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.28

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

100°

Stations used

17

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast14 kmSW
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast42 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast386 kmNW

After

1. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 6:39 AM PDT · 15334 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.619 km ENE of Gonzales, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 6:35 PM PDT · 15334 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
3. 3.11 km SW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 11:39 PM PDT · 15334 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
4. 2.518 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 1:30 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.517 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 2:26 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 3:55 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
7. 2.92 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 6:32 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
8. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 6:37 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
9. 2.32 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 7:00 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
10. 2.62 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 11:46 PM PDT · 15333 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
11. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 9, 6:46 AM PDT · 15332 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.52 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Oct 9, 9:28 AM PDT · 15332 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
13. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Oct 10, 4:51 AM PDT · 15332 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
14. 2.512 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Oct 10, 10:48 AM PDT · 15331 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
15. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Oct 10, 5:50 PM PDT · 15331 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
16. 2.011 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 3:00 AM PDT · 15331 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.8Central CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 8:45 AM PDT · 15330 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
18. 1.62 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 5:51 PM PDT · 15330 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
19. 2.510 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 6:41 PM PDT · 15330 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
20. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 12:58 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
21. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 8:12 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
22. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 8:13 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
23. 2.423 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 10:49 PM PDT · 15329 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
24. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 13, 1:26 AM PDT · 15329 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
25. 1.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 13, 1:27 AM PDT · 15329 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
26. 1.99 km N of Day Valley, CaliforniaSat, Oct 13, 7:05 AM PDT · 15328 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
27. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Oct 14, 3:35 AM PDT · 15328 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
28. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Oct 14, 3:22 PM PDT · 15327 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
29. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaMon, Oct 15, 2:57 PM PDT · 15326 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
30. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 1:47 AM PDT · 15326 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
31. 1.79 km SSW of Firebaugh, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 7:07 PM PDT · 15325 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
32. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Oct 17, 3:51 AM PDT · 15325 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
33. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 18, 10:06 AM PDT · 15323 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
34. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Oct 18, 6:22 PM PDT · 15323 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
35. 2.0Central CaliforniaFri, Oct 19, 12:13 AM PDT · 15323 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
36. 1.78 km SW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 19, 11:31 PM PDT · 15322 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
37. 3.023 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Oct 20, 8:05 AM PDT · 15321 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
38. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaSat, Oct 20, 12:08 PM PDT · 15321 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
39. 1.88 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 20, 2:55 PM PDT · 15321 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
40. 2.522 km NNE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Oct 21, 12:27 AM PDT · 15321 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
41. 2.62 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Oct 21, 1:51 AM PDT · 15321 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
42. 1.82 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Oct 21, 9:55 AM PDT · 15320 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
43. 3.621 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Oct 21, 9:06 PM PDT · 15320 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
44. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Oct 21, 9:46 PM PDT · 15320 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
45. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 22, 8:15 AM PDT · 15319 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
46. 2.67 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Oct 22, 2:26 PM PDT · 15319 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
47. 2.17 km ENE of San Simeon, CaliforniaMon, Oct 22, 4:08 PM PDT · 15319 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
48. 2.13 km NE of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Oct 22, 9:40 PM PDT · 15319 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
49. 1.79 km NNE of San Martin, CaliforniaTue, Oct 23, 9:20 AM PDT · 15318 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
50. 2.68 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Oct 23, 9:23 AM PDT · 15318 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
51. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Oct 23, 9:50 AM PDT · 15318 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
52. 2.622 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaTue, Oct 23, 6:15 PM PDT · 15318 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
53. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 23, 10:44 PM PDT · 15318 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
54. 1.88 km N of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 5:04 AM PDT · 15318 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
55. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Oct 24, 6:50 PM PDT · 15317 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
56. 2.322 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Oct 25, 11:25 AM PDT · 15316 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
57. 2.619 km S of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaThu, Oct 25, 4:10 PM PDT · 15316 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
58. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Oct 26, 5:57 AM PDT · 15316 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
59. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Oct 26, 6:59 AM PDT · 15315 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
60. 1.69 km NE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Oct 26, 3:34 PM PDT · 15315 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

1. 1.723 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 1:47 AM PDT · 15335 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
2. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 6, 9:36 PM PDT · 15335 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
3. 2.329 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Oct 6, 1:18 PM PDT · 15335 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
4. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Oct 6, 6:07 AM PDT · 15335 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.514 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 5:29 PM PDT · 15336 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
6. 2.337 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 11:15 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
7. 4.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 9:16 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
8. 1.918 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 7:22 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
9. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 6:28 AM PDT · 15336 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
10. 2.81 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 6:00 AM PDT · 15337 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
11. 1.617 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 3:12 AM PDT · 15337 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
12. 1.88 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 11:11 PM PDT · 15337 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
13. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 6:32 PM PDT · 15337 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 4:04 PM PDT · 15337 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 8:28 AM PDT · 15337 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
16. 1.55 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Oct 3, 2:33 PM PDT · 15338 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 11:38 AM PDT · 15339 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.511 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 6:25 AM PDT · 15339 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
19. 2.711 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 6:24 AM PDT · 15339 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
20. 2.415 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 12:29 PM PDT · 15340 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc29932. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:31 AM UTC.