California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km NNW of Aromas, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Aromas, California on Wed, Oct 18, 1989, 9:00 PM PDT (04:00 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 4 km NW of Day Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-10-19 04:00:46 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.922° N, 121.666° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.65 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13498 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.67 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.02 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.62 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.97 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.11 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.81 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.62 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.75 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13498 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.42 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.04 km E of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.15 km E of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.46 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13497 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.69 km N of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.83 km NNW of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.66 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.56 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.49 km N of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.54 km E of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.36 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.67 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.58 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.88 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.21 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13497 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.12 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.58 km N of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.75 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.63 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13497 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.74 km ENE of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.74 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.88 km N of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.68 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.18 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.81 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.74 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.68 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.67 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.69 km N of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 4.02 km N of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.71 km N of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.45 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.86 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13497 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.72 km N of Amesti, California · 13497 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.62 km SE of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.75 km E of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.72 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.65 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.81 km N of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.55 km SSE of La Selva Beach, California · 13497 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.81 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.85 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.58 km N of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.16 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.93 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13497 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 4.55 km E of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.96 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.77 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.92 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 4.01 km E of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.23 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.51 km E of Aromas, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.60 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.50 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.28 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.91 km SSE of Saratoga, California · 13498 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.78 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.86 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.00 km E of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.96 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.01 km S of Portola Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.85 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13498 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.81 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.26 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.95 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.35 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.61 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.741 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13498 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.74 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc264952. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC.