California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in Central California on Mon, Jun 26, 1989, 9:26 AM PDT (16:26 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 4 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-06-26 16:26:26 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.971° N, 121.625° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
82

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 13612 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.08 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 13610 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13610 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.62 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13610 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.81 km SW of San Ramon, California · 13610 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.910 km SW of Ripon, California · 13610 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.66 km E of East Foothills, California · 13610 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.913 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 13609 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.54 km N of Corralitos, California · 13609 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13609 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13608 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.511 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 13607 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.512 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13606 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.712 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13606 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.710 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 13605 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.918 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 13605 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.221 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13604 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13604 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13603 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.4Central California · 13603 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13602 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.66 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13601 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.36 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13601 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.810 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 13600 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.727 km NE of Soledad, California · 13600 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 3.96 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 13599 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.816 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13599 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.328 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13598 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13598 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.911 km SSW of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 13598 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.628 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13598 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.56 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13597 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.07 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13595 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13595 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.426 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13595 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.111 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13593 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.019 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 13593 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.429 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 13592 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13592 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.430 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 13592 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13592 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.912 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13592 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13591 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13591 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 3.87 km NE of Hollister, California · 13590 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.37 km NE of Hollister, California · 13590 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.17 km NE of Hollister, California · 13590 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 3.17 km NE of Hollister, California · 13590 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 3.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 13590 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.67 km NE of Hollister, California · 13590 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.87 km NE of Hollister, California · 13590 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.412 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13589 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 3.37 km NE of Hollister, California · 13589 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.77 km NE of Hollister, California · 13589 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13588 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.57 km NE of Hollister, California · 13588 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13588 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.012 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 13588 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13588 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.77 km NE of Hollister, California · 13587 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13612 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.413 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 13614 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.68 km SE of Livermore, California · 13616 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.414 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 13616 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13618 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.37 km E of East Foothills, California · 13618 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13618 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.77 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 13620 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 13620 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.812 km WNW of Moss Landing, California · 13620 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13620 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13620 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.57 km NW of Boulder Creek, California · 13620 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13620 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.015 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13620 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.71 km NNW of Sunol, California · 13621 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.97 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 13623 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13623 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.68 km NE of Milpitas, California · 13625 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.51 km E of Ridgemark, California · 13626 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc138907. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.