California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Thu, Feb 2, 1984, 9:43 PM PST (05:43 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 16 km NNW of Big Sur, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-02-03 05:43:20 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.567° N, 121.162° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 162 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15581 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15581 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15581 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15581 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.611 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15579 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.713 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15579 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15578 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15578 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.514 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15578 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15578 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15577 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.617 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15577 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.618 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15577 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.323 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15577 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15576 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.6Central California · 15576 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15576 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.513 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15575 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 15575 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15575 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15575 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.913 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15575 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15574 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 3.113 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15574 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 4.116 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15574 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.09 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15574 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15574 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.027 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15574 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15574 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15574 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 3.415 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15573 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.631 km NE of King City, California · 15573 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15573 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.926 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15572 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15572 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.112 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15572 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 15572 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15571 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.911 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15571 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15569 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, California · 15569 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15568 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.624 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15568 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 3.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15568 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15568 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.6Central California · 15567 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.52 km SSW of Hollister, California · 15567 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15567 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15567 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.213 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15567 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.66 km WSW of Huron, California · 15567 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.811 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15566 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.511 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15566 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15566 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15566 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.418 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15566 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 4.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15582 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.929 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15582 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15582 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.717 km N of Coalinga, California · 15582 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.29 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15583 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15583 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15583 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.012 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15583 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.711 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15583 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.927 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15583 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.214 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15583 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.633 km S of Big Sur, California · 15583 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.729 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 15584 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.711 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15584 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15584 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15585 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15585 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.115 km NW of Huron, California · 15585 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.815 km WNW of Huron, California · 15586 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.69 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15587 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away

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