California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central California on Wed, Jul 12, 1989, 2:34 PM PDT (21:34 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-07-12 21:34:04 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.294° N, 120.344° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.210 km SSE of Huron, California · 13595 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 13595 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13595 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.426 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13594 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.429 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 13592 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13592 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.430 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 13592 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13591 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13591 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.817 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13591 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13590 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.412 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13588 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.821 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13588 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13588 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13588 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13585 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.531 km NE of Soledad, California · 13585 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 13585 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13583 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.57 km N of Coalinga, California · 13583 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 13583 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.96 km E of Avenal, California · 13582 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.725 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13582 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.37 km S of Huron, California · 13581 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13581 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13580 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.59 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13579 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.69 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 13579 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 13579 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.627 km NE of Soledad, California · 13572 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.410 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13572 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.510 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13572 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.611 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13572 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13571 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.721 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13571 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13571 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13570 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.622 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13570 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13569 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 13569 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 13568 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.67 km ENE of Lockwood, California · 13568 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.721 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13567 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.85 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13567 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.6Central California · 13566 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.527 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13563 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.77 km ENE of Lockwood, California · 13562 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.77 km ENE of Lockwood, California · 13562 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 13561 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13561 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13561 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13560 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.90 km ENE of Kettleman City, California · 13559 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.421 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13559 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 13559 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.34 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 13558 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13557 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13556 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.25 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13556 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.45 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13556 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 1.717 km N of Coalinga, California · 13596 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.018 km N of Coalinga, California · 13596 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13596 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.628 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13598 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13598 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.328 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13598 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.727 km NE of Soledad, California · 13599 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.913 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13600 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13601 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.09 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13602 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.09 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13602 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.4Central California · 13603 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.0Central California · 13603 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.81 km S of Kettleman City, California · 13604 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.918 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 13604 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.712 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13606 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.512 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13606 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 13606 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13607 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.214 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13608 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc139897. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:57 AM UTC.