California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Tue, Feb 28, 1984, 9:35 PM PST (05:35 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-02-29 05:35:59 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.601° N, 121.213° 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
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
30°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15558 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.916 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15558 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15558 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.512 km W of Huron, California · 15558 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.216 km N of Coalinga, California · 15558 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15558 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.616 km E of Big Sur, California · 15558 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15558 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15557 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15557 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15557 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15557 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15557 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15557 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.514 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15556 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15556 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15556 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15555 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.619 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15555 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15554 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15554 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.74 km N of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15553 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.710 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15553 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15552 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15551 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15549 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.60 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15549 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15549 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.1Central California · 15549 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15548 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15548 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15548 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.66 km ENE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15547 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 3.29 km E of Coalinga, California · 15547 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15547 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.325 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15547 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.06 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15547 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 3.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15547 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15546 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15546 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.217 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15546 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15546 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.527 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15546 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.89 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15546 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15545 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.919 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15545 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15544 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15544 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 15543 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.612 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15543 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15543 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15543 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15543 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.822 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15543 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15543 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 15543 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.421 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15542 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.87km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 15542 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.16 km N of Coalinga, California · 15542 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15558 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15559 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15559 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15559 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15560 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15560 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15560 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15561 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.53 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15561 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.5Central California · 15561 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.68 km NE of Corralitos, California · 15561 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.99 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15562 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.69 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15562 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.54 km E of San Juan Bautista, California · 15562 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15563 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15564 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.06 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15564 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15564 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.97 km E of East Foothills, California · 15565 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 15565 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc8247. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:49 PM UTC.