California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, Nov 21, 1984, 7:23 PM PST (03:23 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 12 km ESE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-11-22 03:23:19 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.577° N, 121.180° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15288 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.69 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15288 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15288 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.610 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15288 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15288 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.79 km NE of Hollister, California · 15288 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15287 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.013 km N of Firebaugh, California · 15287 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.04 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15287 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.713 km N of Coalinga, California · 15287 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.011 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15286 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.814 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15285 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.6Central California · 15285 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15284 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.19 km NE of San Martin, California · 15284 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.215 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15284 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15284 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.123 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15284 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.039 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 15284 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.843 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 15284 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.323 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15283 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15283 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.615 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15283 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 3.215 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15283 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15282 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.430 km NE of Soledad, California · 15281 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.724 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15281 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.28 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15280 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.528 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15280 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 2.427 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15280 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15280 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15280 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.716 km SSE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15280 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CA · 15279 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.912 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15279 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15279 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.027 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15279 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.416 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 15279 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15279 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.216 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15279 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 3.316 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15279 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15279 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15278 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15278 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.927 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15278 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 15278 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15278 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15277 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.813 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15277 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.34 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15277 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.94 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15277 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15276 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.023 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15276 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15276 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.77 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15275 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15274 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.724 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15274 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15274 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.410 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15274 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15274 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15289 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15289 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.625 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15289 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.16 km NNW of Cantua Creek, California · 15290 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.923 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15290 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.211 km E of Coalinga, California · 15290 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15290 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.29 km E of Coalinga, California · 15291 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.912 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15291 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.412 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15292 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15292 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.717 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15292 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15292 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15292 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.716 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15292 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.816 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15293 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 15293 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15293 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15293 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.120 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15293 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc32283. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:07 AM UTC.