California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sat, Nov 10, 1984, 8:05 PM PST (04:05 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km NE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-11-11 04:05:20 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.551° N, 121.140° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011 km E of Coalinga, California · 15301 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15301 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.710 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15301 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15300 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15300 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.631 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15300 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15300 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15299 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.07 km NE of San Martin, California · 15299 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15299 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.924 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15299 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15299 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15298 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.626 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15298 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.8Northern California · 15298 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15297 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15297 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.613 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15297 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.56 km W of Coalinga, California · 15297 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15296 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.09 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 15296 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.92 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15296 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15295 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.73 km W of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15295 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15295 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.88 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15294 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.120 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15294 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15294 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15294 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 15294 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.816 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15294 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.716 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15294 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15294 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15294 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.717 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15294 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15293 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.412 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15293 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.912 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15292 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.29 km E of Coalinga, California · 15292 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15291 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.211 km E of Coalinga, California · 15291 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.923 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15291 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.16 km NNW of Cantua Creek, California · 15291 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.625 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15291 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15291 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15291 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15290 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15290 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.312 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15290 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.69 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15290 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 3.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15290 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15289 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.79 km NE of Hollister, California · 15289 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15289 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.013 km N of Firebaugh, California · 15289 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.04 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15288 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.713 km N of Coalinga, California · 15288 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.011 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15288 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.814 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15286 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.6Central California · 15286 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15301 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15302 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.011 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15302 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.913 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15302 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.711 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15302 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.722 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15303 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15303 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.79 km E of San Martin, California · 15303 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15303 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, California · 15303 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.49 km NE of Hollister, California · 15304 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.925 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15304 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15305 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15305 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15306 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15306 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15306 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15307 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15307 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.86 km NE of Hollister, California · 15307 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc31744. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC.