California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Soledad, California on Mon, Jan 30, 1984, 8:29 PM PST (04:29 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 13 km ESE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-31 04:29:05 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.537° N, 121.119° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.113 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.116 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15565 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.09 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.027 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15565 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15565 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15564 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.415 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15564 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.631 km NE of King City, California · 15564 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.926 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15563 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15563 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.112 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15563 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 15563 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15562 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.911 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15562 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15560 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, California · 15560 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15559 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.624 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15559 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 3.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15558 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15558 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.6Central California · 15558 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.52 km SSW of Hollister, California · 15558 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15558 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15558 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.213 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15557 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.66 km WSW of Huron, California · 15557 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.811 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15557 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15557 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.511 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15557 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15557 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15557 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.418 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15556 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 15556 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 4.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15556 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.03 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15556 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.013 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15556 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.38 km NE of Corralitos, California · 15555 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15555 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15554 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.315 km N of Coalinga, California · 15554 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15554 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15553 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15553 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.225 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15553 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.119 km N of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.510 km NE of San Martin, California · 15553 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.84 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15553 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15553 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15552 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.06 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15552 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15551 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15551 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.54 km E of San Juan Bautista, California · 15550 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc4135. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC.