California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Tue, Dec 11, 1984, 5:25 PM PST (01:25 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km WNW of Bradley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-12 01:25:37 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.497° N, 121.073° 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
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
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: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km WNW of Bradley, California · 15253 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.49 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15253 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.920 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15253 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15252 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.816 km W of Oak Shores, California · 15252 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.911 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15252 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.76 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15252 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.925 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15252 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.625 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15252 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.90.7 km ESE of Hollister, CA · 15252 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.723 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15252 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15251 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15251 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15251 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.523 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15251 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.622 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15251 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 15251 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.610 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15251 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15250 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.717 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15250 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15250 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.99 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15249 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 3.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15248 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15248 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15248 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.912 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 15248 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.540 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15247 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.520 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15247 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.59 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15247 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.19 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15247 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.2Central California · 15247 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.69 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15246 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.920 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15246 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15246 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.23 km N of Hollister, California · 15246 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15246 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15245 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.99 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15245 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15244 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15244 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.26 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15243 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15243 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.611 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15242 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.912 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15242 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15242 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.81 km E of Aromas, California · 15241 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.710 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15240 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.48 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15240 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15239 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15239 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.941 km W of Lockwood, CA · 15237 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 3.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 3.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 3.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.87 km N of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.625 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15237 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.015 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15237 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 193.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc34089. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.