California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km NE of Corralitos, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Corralitos, California on Thu, Oct 19, 1989, 2:58 AM PDT (09:58 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 4 km NW of Day Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-10-19 09:58:26 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.030° N, 121.755° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.92 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.61 km N of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.11 km ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.90 km S of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.11 km NNE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.12 km SE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.15 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.55 km N of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.9Central California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.51 km NE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.57 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.77 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 3.61 km ENE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.90 km ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.66 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.67 km ENE of Scotts Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.60 km E of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.75 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.85 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 3.60 km NE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.91 km ENE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.68 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.76 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.32 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13498 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.74 km NW of Dublin, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 3.00 km NE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.60 km WNW of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.65 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 3.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13498 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.6Central California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.70 km E of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.65 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.44 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.41 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 3.15 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.45 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.92 km SE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.64 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.71 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.53 km ESE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.74 km N of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.43 km ENE of Pleasanton, California · 13497 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.85 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.25 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 4.05 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.99 km N of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.61 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.97 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 3.22 km ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.52 km SSE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.73 km ESE of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.80 km N of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.62 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13497 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.63 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.68 km N of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.79 km N of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.87 km N of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.61 km SSW of Portola Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 4.55 km E of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.93 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13498 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.16 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.58 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.85 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.81 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.55 km SSE of La Selva Beach, California · 13498 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.81 km N of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.65 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.72 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.75 km E of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.62 km SE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.72 km N of Amesti, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.86 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.45 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.71 km N of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 4.02 km N of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.69 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.67 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.68 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1166976. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC.