California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km ESE of Aromas, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Aromas, California on Mon, Nov 27, 1989, 5:01 PM PST (01:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 Central California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-11-28 01:01:37 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.884° N, 121.619° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
56

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 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13458 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13458 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.75 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13458 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.62 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13458 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.4Northern California · 13458 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.54 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13458 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.66 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13458 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.25 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13457 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.52 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13457 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.62 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13457 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.125 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13457 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.65 km E of Lexington Hills, California · 13456 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13456 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 3.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13456 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.48 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13456 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13456 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.15 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13456 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.68 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13456 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13455 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.88 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13455 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 3.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13455 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 3.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13455 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 3.312 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13455 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13455 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13455 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 4.4Central California · 13455 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13455 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.5Central California · 13455 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.9Central California · 13455 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.5Central California · 13455 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13455 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13455 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13455 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13455 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13455 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.825 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13455 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13455 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.74 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13455 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13454 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13454 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.84 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13454 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.86 km E of Zayante, California · 13454 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13454 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13454 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13454 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 3.92 km S of Saratoga, California · 13454 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.6Central California · 13454 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.233 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13454 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.96 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13453 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.74 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13453 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.72 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13453 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.66 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13453 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13453 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.51 km NE of Saratoga, California · 13452 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.61 km NE of Los Gatos, California · 13452 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.54 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13452 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.85 km N of Lompico, California · 13452 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.530 km NE of Soledad, California · 13452 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13452 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.51 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13452 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 1.615 km NW of Davenport, California · 13459 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.617 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13459 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.617 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13459 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.87 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13459 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.111 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13459 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.825 km NE of Soledad, California · 13460 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.63 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13460 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.226 km NE of King City, California · 13460 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13460 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.83 km NE of Amesti, California · 13460 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13460 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.63 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13460 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.012 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 13460 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13460 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.53 km NE of Amesti, California · 13461 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.521 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13461 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.16 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13461 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 3.010 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 13461 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.69 km NNW of Davenport, California · 13461 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.510 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 13461 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc148148. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.