California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 35 km W of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 35 km W of Three Rocks, California on Mon, Dec 17, 1984, 5:53 PM PST (01:53 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km WNW of Bradley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-12-18 01:53:11 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.509° N, 120.783° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.631 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15253 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.88 km WNW of Bradley, California · 15252 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.49 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15252 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.920 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15252 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15252 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.816 km W of Oak Shores, California · 15252 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.911 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15252 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.76 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15252 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.925 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15251 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.625 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15251 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.90.7 km ESE of Hollister, CA · 15251 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.723 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15251 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15251 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15251 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15251 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.523 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15251 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.622 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15251 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 15250 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15250 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15249 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.99 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15248 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 3.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15248 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15248 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15248 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.912 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 15247 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.540 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15247 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.111 km SSW of Stratford, California · 15247 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.520 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15247 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.59 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15246 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.19 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15246 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.2Central California · 15246 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.69 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15246 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.920 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15246 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.23 km N of Hollister, California · 15245 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15245 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15245 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.99 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15245 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15244 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.26 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15243 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15242 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.611 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15242 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.912 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15242 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15242 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.81 km E of Aromas, California · 15240 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.710 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15240 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15239 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.941 km W of Lockwood, CA · 15237 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 3.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 3.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 3.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.87 km N of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15237 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.625 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15237 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.65 km E of Coalinga, California · 15236 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.939 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15236 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 3.00 km WSW of Parkfield, California · 15236 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15236 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15235 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 192.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc34853. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:26 AM UTC.