California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 21 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Soledad, California on Mon, Dec 10, 1984, 6:48 PM PST (02:48 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 21 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-11 02:48:45 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.592° N, 121.201° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15250 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15250 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15249 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.99 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15249 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.916 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15249 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15248 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15248 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15248 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.912 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 15248 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.713 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15248 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.540 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15247 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15247 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.520 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15247 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.315 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15247 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.2Central California · 15247 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.612 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15246 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.920 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15246 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15246 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.28 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15246 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.23 km N of Hollister, California · 15246 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15246 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15245 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.412 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15245 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15244 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15244 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.26 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15244 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 3.812 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15243 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.3Northern California · 15243 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.412 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15243 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15243 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.712 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15242 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.611 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15242 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.912 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15242 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15242 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.81 km E of Aromas, California · 15241 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.710 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15241 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.48 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15240 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15240 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15239 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.516 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15239 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.941 km W of Lockwood, CA · 15238 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 3.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 3.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 3.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.87 km N of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.625 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15237 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.015 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15237 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.65 km E of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.939 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15237 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15236 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15236 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.424 km NE of King City, California · 15235 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.211 km SSE of Davenport, California · 15235 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.524 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15235 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15234 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15234 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 3.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15234 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 188.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc34945. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.