California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 24 km WNW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24 km WNW of Three Rocks, California on Thu, Dec 6, 1984, 4:48 PM PST (00:48 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 10 km ENE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-07 00:48:33 UTC
Depth
20.2 km (12.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.606° N, 120.637° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15264 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.410 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15264 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15264 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15264 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.514 km NE of Bradley, California · 15264 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15264 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.622 km NE of King City, California · 15264 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.817 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15263 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.618 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15263 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.623 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15263 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.912 km N of Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos, California · 15262 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.89 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15262 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.67 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15262 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.96 km E of Coalinga, California · 15262 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.530 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15261 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.421 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15260 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15260 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15260 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.85 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15260 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15260 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15259 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.710 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15259 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.78 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15258 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15258 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15258 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.723 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 15257 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 15257 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 15255 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15255 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15255 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15255 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15254 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.735 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15253 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.735 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15253 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.631 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15253 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.88 km WNW of Bradley, California · 15253 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.920 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15253 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15252 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.925 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15252 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.625 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15252 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.90.7 km ESE of Hollister, CA · 15252 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.723 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15251 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15251 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15251 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15251 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.523 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15251 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.622 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15251 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 3.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15250 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15250 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.99 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15249 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 3.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15248 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15248 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15248 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.540 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15247 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.111 km SSW of Stratford, California · 15247 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.520 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15247 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.2Central California · 15246 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.920 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15246 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.23 km N of Hollister, California · 15246 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15246 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15265 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.77 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15265 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15266 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.023 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15266 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15267 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.94 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15267 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.34 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15267 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.813 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15268 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15268 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15268 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 15268 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15270 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CA · 15270 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.716 km SSE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15270 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15270 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.427 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15270 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.528 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15270 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.810 km N of Avenal, California · 15271 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.430 km NE of Soledad, California · 15272 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.211 km S of Huron, California · 15272 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1123512. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.