California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 25 km WNW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 25 km WNW of Three Rocks, California on Thu, Nov 8, 1984, 12:02 AM PST (08:02 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 17 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-11-08 08:02:50 UTC
Depth
13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.548° N, 120.673° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.49 km NE of Hollister, California · 15293 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.210 km S of Huron, California · 15293 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, California · 15293 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15293 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.79 km E of San Martin, California · 15293 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15293 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15291 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15291 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.011 km E of Coalinga, California · 15290 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15290 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.710 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 15290 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15290 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15290 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.631 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15289 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15289 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15289 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15288 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15288 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15288 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.626 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15288 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15287 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.56 km W of Coalinga, California · 15286 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.92 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15285 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15284 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.120 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15284 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15284 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15284 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 15284 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.816 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15283 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.716 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15283 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15283 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15283 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.717 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15283 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15283 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.719 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15282 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.29 km E of Coalinga, California · 15282 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15281 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.211 km E of Coalinga, California · 15281 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.923 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15281 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.16 km NNW of Cantua Creek, California · 15281 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.625 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15280 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15280 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15280 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15280 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.312 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15279 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 3.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15279 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15279 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.79 km NE of Hollister, California · 15279 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.013 km N of Firebaugh, California · 15278 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.04 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15278 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.713 km N of Coalinga, California · 15278 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.011 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15277 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.910 km S of Huron, California · 15277 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 3.010 km S of Huron, California · 15277 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.18 km SE of Huron, California · 15277 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 3.310 km S of Huron, California · 15277 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.610 km SSW of Huron, California · 15277 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15277 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.49 km SSW of Huron, California · 15277 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.110 km SSW of Huron, California · 15277 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15295 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15295 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15295 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15296 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.86 km NE of Hollister, California · 15296 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.025 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15297 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc31474 (also filed as ci53802). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.