California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 30 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 30 km NE of Soledad, California on Thu, Nov 29, 1984, 6:09 AM PST (14:09 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-11-29 14:09:51 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.583° N, 121.043° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
66

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 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15283 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.28 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15282 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.810 km N of Avenal, California · 15282 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.528 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15282 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.427 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15282 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15281 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15281 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.716 km SSE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15281 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CA · 15281 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15281 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.027 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15281 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.416 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 15280 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15280 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.216 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15280 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.316 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15280 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15280 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15280 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15280 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.927 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15280 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 15280 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15279 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15279 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.813 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15279 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.34 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15278 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.94 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15278 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15278 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.023 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15278 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15278 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.77 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15277 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15276 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.724 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15276 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15276 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.410 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15276 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15275 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15275 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.514 km NE of Bradley, California · 15275 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15275 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.622 km NE of King City, California · 15275 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.817 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15274 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.618 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15274 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.623 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15274 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.89 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15273 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.67 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15273 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.96 km E of Coalinga, California · 15273 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.737 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 15273 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.530 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15272 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.421 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15272 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15272 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15271 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.85 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15271 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15271 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15271 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.78 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15269 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15269 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15269 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.723 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 15269 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 15269 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.6Northern California · 15267 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 15267 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15267 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15284 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.215 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15284 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.615 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15284 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15285 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.323 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15285 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15285 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.610 km SSW of Huron, California · 15285 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.039 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 15285 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.123 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15285 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15286 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.710 km N of Avenal, California · 15286 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.215 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15286 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.19 km NE of San Martin, California · 15286 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15286 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.710 km S of Huron, California · 15286 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.811 km S of Huron, California · 15286 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.6Central California · 15286 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.810 km S of Huron, California · 15287 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.010 km S of Huron, California · 15287 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.89 km SSW of Huron, California · 15287 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc32794. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:50 PM UTC.