California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Soledad, California on Sat, Dec 22, 1984, 8:56 PM PST (04:56 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 15 km E of Seven Trees, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-23 04:56:59 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.591° N, 121.200° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
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: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.524 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15235 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15234 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15234 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15234 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.612 km W of Oak Shores, California · 15234 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 15233 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15233 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15233 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15232 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15232 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15232 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15232 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15232 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 15232 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.4Near the coast of Central California · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15231 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.512 km S of Davenport, California · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.4Central California · 15231 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.3Central California · 15231 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.127 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15230 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 3.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15230 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.414 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15229 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15229 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.914 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15229 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.819 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15229 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 15229 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15228 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15228 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15228 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.59 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15228 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15228 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.214 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15227 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15227 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.216 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.9Central California · 15226 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15226 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.414 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15226 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 15226 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.215 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15226 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.014 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15225 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15225 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15225 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15224 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.112 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15224 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.18 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15223 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.78 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15222 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15222 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15222 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15221 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15221 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 15219 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.917 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 2.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 188.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc35217. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.