California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km SSW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Three Rocks, California on Mon, Jan 9, 1984, 5:24 AM PST (13:24 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 9 km NNE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-09 13:24:17 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.376° N, 120.455° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15589 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.612 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15589 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.14 km E of Coalinga, California · 15589 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.59 km NNW of Lemoore Station, California · 15589 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.714 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 15588 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.911 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15588 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15588 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.05 km ESE of San Miguel, California · 15588 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.627 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15587 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.27 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15587 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15587 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15587 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15587 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15587 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15585 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.78 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15585 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.67 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15585 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.513 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15585 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.623 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15585 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15584 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15584 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.9Central California · 15584 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15584 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15583 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15583 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.925 km NE of King City, California · 15583 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.721 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15583 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.720 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15582 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.911 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15582 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.921 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15582 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15581 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15581 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15581 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.726 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15581 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 2.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15581 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15581 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15580 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.71 km NW of Avenal, California · 15580 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 3.211 km SW of Huron, California · 15580 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.412 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15580 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.91 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 15580 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.627 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15580 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15580 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15580 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.615 km N of Cayucos, California · 15579 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.614 km N of Cayucos, California · 15579 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.511 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15579 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.58 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15579 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.312 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15579 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 3.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15579 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15579 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.114 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15579 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 1.820 km N of Coalinga, California · 15579 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 3.37 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15579 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.716 km WSW of Volta, California · 15579 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1205. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.