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M2.4 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in Central California on Wed, Jul 5, 1989, 3:14 PM PDT (22:14 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km NE of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-07-05 22:14:38 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.497° N, 121.075° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.09 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13602 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.09 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13602 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13601 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.66 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13601 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.36 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13601 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.913 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13600 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.727 km NE of Soledad, California · 13600 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.328 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13598 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13598 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.911 km SSW of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 13598 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.628 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13598 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.56 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13597 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13596 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.018 km N of Coalinga, California · 13596 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.717 km N of Coalinga, California · 13596 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.5Central California · 13596 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.210 km SSE of Huron, California · 13596 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 13596 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.07 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13595 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13595 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.426 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13595 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.111 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13593 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.429 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 13592 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13592 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.430 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 13592 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13591 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13591 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.817 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13591 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 3.87 km NE of Hollister, California · 13590 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.37 km NE of Hollister, California · 13590 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.17 km NE of Hollister, California · 13590 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13590 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 3.17 km NE of Hollister, California · 13590 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.67 km NE of Hollister, California · 13590 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.87 km NE of Hollister, California · 13590 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.412 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13589 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.821 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13588 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 3.37 km NE of Hollister, California · 13588 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.77 km NE of Hollister, California · 13588 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13588 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.57 km NE of Hollister, California · 13588 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13588 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13588 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.77 km NE of Hollister, California · 13587 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.07 km NE of Hollister, California · 13586 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13586 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13586 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.531 km NE of Soledad, California · 13585 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 13585 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 3.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13585 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 3.23 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13585 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13584 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13583 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.57 km N of Coalinga, California · 13583 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13583 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 13583 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.15 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13583 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.65 km W of Hollister, California · 13583 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.725 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13583 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.60 km WSW of Hollister, California · 13582 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 2.0Central California · 13603 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.918 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 13604 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.710 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 13604 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.712 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13606 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.512 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13606 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 13607 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13607 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13608 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.214 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13609 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.54 km N of Corralitos, California · 13609 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.62 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13610 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13610 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.710 km S of Huron, California · 13610 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 13612 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.5Central California · 13612 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13612 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.79 km S of Huron, California · 13614 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.413 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 13614 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.910 km N of Cambria, California · 13614 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13617 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc139481. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.