California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Fri, Oct 26, 1984, 6:59 AM PDT (13:59 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 10 km S of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-10-26 13:59:22 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.496° N, 121.070° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15314 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.69 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15314 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15313 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.98 km W of Avenal, California · 15312 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15311 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 15311 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.5Central California · 15311 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.512 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15311 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.28 km W of Avenal, California · 15310 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15310 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15309 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15309 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.97 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 15308 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15308 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.08 km NE of Hollister, California · 15308 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15308 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.818 km W of San Simeon, California · 15308 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15308 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.84 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15307 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.89 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15307 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.824 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15307 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 3.314 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15307 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15307 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15306 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15306 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.47 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15306 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15305 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15305 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.925 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15305 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.025 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15305 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.86 km NE of Hollister, California · 15304 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15304 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15303 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15303 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15303 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.925 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15302 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.49 km NE of Hollister, California · 15301 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.210 km S of Huron, California · 15301 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, California · 15301 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15301 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.79 km E of San Martin, California · 15301 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15301 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.722 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15300 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.711 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15300 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.913 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15300 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 3.011 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15300 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15299 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15299 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.011 km E of Coalinga, California · 15298 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15298 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.710 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15298 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15298 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15298 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.631 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15297 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 3.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15297 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15297 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.07 km NE of San Martin, California · 15296 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15296 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.924 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15296 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15296 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15314 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.619 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15315 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.322 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15315 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15316 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.88 km N of Interlaken, California · 15316 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15317 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15317 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15317 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.622 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15317 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 15317 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15317 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.79 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15317 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.13 km NE of Three Rocks, California · 15318 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.17 km ENE of San Simeon, California · 15318 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15318 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15318 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15319 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15319 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.621 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15319 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.314 km SSW of Fairmead, California · 15319 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc30739. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.