California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central California on Fri, Nov 17, 1989, 4:58 AM PST (12:58 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 Central 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
1989-11-17 12:58:02 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.443° N, 121.015° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
14

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 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13469 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.77 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13468 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.17 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13468 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.47 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13468 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.07 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13468 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.77 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13468 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.75 km E of Interlaken, California · 13468 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13468 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.77 km NE of Lockwood, California · 13468 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.03 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13468 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13468 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13468 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.75 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13468 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.85 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13468 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.64 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13468 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13468 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.95 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13468 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.618 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 13467 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.65 km E of Interlaken, California · 13467 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13467 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.223 km NE of Soledad, California · 13467 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.54 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13466 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.68 km N of Coalinga, California · 13466 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13466 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 13466 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.56 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13466 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.52 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13466 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.73 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13466 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.54 km NE of Amesti, California · 13466 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.93 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13466 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 13465 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13465 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.717 km W of San Simeon, California · 13465 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.54 km E of Interlaken, California · 13465 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.69 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13465 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13464 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.841 km W of Lockwood, California · 13464 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.819 km SW of Gustine, California · 13464 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.6Northern California · 13464 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.05 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13464 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.64 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13463 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.85 km N of Aromas, California · 13463 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.58 km NW of Moss Landing, California · 13463 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.96 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13463 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.85 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13463 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.68 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13463 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.25 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13462 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13462 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.55 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13462 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.8Central California · 13461 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.910 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 13461 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.510 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 13461 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 3.010 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 13461 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 2.16 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13460 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.521 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13460 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.53 km NE of Amesti, California · 13460 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.66 km SW of Huron, California · 13460 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13460 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.63 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13460 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13460 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13469 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13469 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.91 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13470 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.74 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13470 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.27 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13470 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.67 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13470 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.63 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13470 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.76 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13471 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13471 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.9Central California · 13471 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13471 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.66 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13471 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.77 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13471 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.61 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13471 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.93 km SSW of La Selva Beach, California · 13471 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.67 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13471 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13472 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 3.33 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13472 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.62 km N of Interlaken, California · 13472 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.66 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13472 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away

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