California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Sat, Mar 10, 1984, 1:53 PM PST (21:53 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 7 km NNE of San Martin, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-03-10 21:53:30 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.599° N, 121.205° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.77 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15490 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.99 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15490 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15490 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.96 km E of San Martin, California · 15489 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.08 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15489 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.17 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15489 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 15489 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15489 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 15489 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15489 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15489 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.711 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15489 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.96 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15489 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.614 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15489 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 3.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15489 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15489 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.67 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.55 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15489 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15489 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15489 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.626km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 15488 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 3.08 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15488 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.08 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15488 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15488 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 3.415 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15488 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.635 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15488 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.927 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15488 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.614 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15488 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.113 km N of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15488 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.98 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15488 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.916 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15488 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.710 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15488 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.57 km NE of San Martin, California · 15488 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.87 km NE of San Martin, California · 15488 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.88 km NE of San Martin, California · 15488 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15488 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 3.04 km NE of San Martin, California · 15488 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15488 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.316 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15488 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15487 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15487 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.012 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15487 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15487 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.66 km NE of San Martin, California · 15487 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15487 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.211 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15487 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc9814. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.