California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 1 km N of Aromas, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 1 km N of Aromas, California on Sat, Oct 21, 1989, 2:47 PM PDT (21:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 6 km NE of Day Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-10-21 21:47:08 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.906° N, 121.642° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km N of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.74 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.94 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.014 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13497 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.02 km WNW of Saratoga, California · 13497 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.15 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.72 km NE of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.7Northern California · 13497 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.95 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.24 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.65 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.66 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.34 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13497 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.67 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13497 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.65 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.09 km SE of Livermore, California · 13497 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.92 km E of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.77 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.62 km NE of Amesti, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.81 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.6Northern California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.56 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.74 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13497 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.60 km E of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.15 km ENE of Zayante, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.45 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.92 km N of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.63 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.86 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13497 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.57 km N of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.16 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.76 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.66 km N of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.83 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.01 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.54 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.8Northern California · 13497 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.52 km E of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.97 km N of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.36 km NE of Scotts Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.83 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.33 km NE of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.66 km W of Davenport, California · 13497 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.88 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 3.55 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13497 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.64 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.62 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13497 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.84 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.52 km N of Aromas, California · 13497 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 1.98 km N of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.62 km N of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.85 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13497 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.628 km W of Volta, California · 13497 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.57 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.52 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.27 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.0Northern California · 13497 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.66 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.62 km E of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.81 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.65 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.56 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.92 km N of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.92 km ESE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.52 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.10 km SE of Los Altos Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.53 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13498 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.67 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13498 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.68 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.64 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 13498 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.39 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.75 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.92 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.58 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.54 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.53 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.26 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc212778. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.