California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Soledad, California on Sun, Oct 21, 1984, 9:46 PM PDT (04:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 19 km E of Seven Trees, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-10-22 04:46:26 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.589° N, 121.196° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15318 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15318 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15318 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.48 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15317 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15317 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.13 km NE of Three Rocks, California · 15317 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.79 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15317 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15317 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 15317 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.622 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15316 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15316 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15316 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15316 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.88 km N of Interlaken, California · 15316 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15315 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.322 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15315 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.619 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15315 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.811 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15315 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15314 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15314 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15314 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.69 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15314 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15313 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.717 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15313 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15312 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15311 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15310 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15310 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 3.415 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15309 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15309 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 3.919 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15309 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15309 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15308 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.97 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 15308 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15308 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 3.08 km NE of Hollister, California · 15308 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15307 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15307 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.84 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15307 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.89 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15306 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.824 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15306 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 3.314 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15306 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15306 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15306 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15306 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.47 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15305 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15305 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15305 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.925 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15304 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.025 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15304 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.86 km NE of Hollister, California · 15304 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15304 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15304 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15303 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15303 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15303 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15302 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15302 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.925 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15301 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.09 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15301 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 3.621 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15318 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.314 km SSW of Fairmead, California · 15319 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.82 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15319 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.016 km SSW of Fairmead, California · 15319 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.62 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15319 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.522 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 15319 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.618 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15320 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.88 km N of Coalinga, California · 15320 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 15320 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15320 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15320 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.78 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15320 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15321 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.19 km SE of San Joaquin, California · 15321 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.0Central California · 15321 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15321 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15321 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15322 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.413 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15322 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15323 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc30481. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC.