California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km N of Tuttle, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km N of Tuttle, California on Fri, Apr 27, 1984, 10:18 PM PST (06:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 31 km W of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-04-28 06:18:50 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.357° N, 120.393° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 13.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15494 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.739 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15492 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.113 km N of Buck Meadows, California · 15490 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.97 km N of Cantua Creek, California · 15486 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.16 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15485 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.08 km NW of Shaver Lake, California · 15484 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.15 km ESE of La Vina, California · 15477 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.911 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 15476 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.613 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 15476 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.622 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15470 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.60 km E of Bootjack, California · 15469 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.531 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15467 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.67 km SSW of Mariposa, California · 15463 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.314 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15463 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.68 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15460 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.927 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15459 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.619 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15458 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.69 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15457 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.723 km SW of Los Banos, California · 15455 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.715 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15448 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.041 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15443 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.810 km S of Bootjack, California · 15495 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.927 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15496 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.635 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15496 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.626km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 15496 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.613 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 15498 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.87 km NNE of Buck Meadows, California · 15499 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.421 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15501 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.619 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 15501 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.68 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 15505 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.54 km SE of Le Grand, California · 15509 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.016 km NE of Buck Meadows, California · 15509 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.14 km SSE of Buck Meadows, California · 15509 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.111 km NE of Buck Meadows, California · 15509 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.63 km NW of Buck Meadows, California · 15509 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.48 km S of Mariposa, California · 15512 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.511 km NNW of Midpines, California · 15514 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.38 km SW of Bootjack, California · 15515 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.88 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 15517 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.135 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15518 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.935 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15518 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc17197. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC.