California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km ENE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Coalinga, California on Fri, Feb 10, 1989, 7:01 PM PST (03:01 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km NE of San Lucas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-02-11 03:01:48 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.166° N, 120.254° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.02Md, durationNorthern California Seismic SystemPreferred · Final · ±0.16 · 20 stations
1.94McSouthern California Seismic NetworkFinal · 7 stations

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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 76.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc131213 (also filed as ci1020756). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC.