California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km N of Corralitos, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km N of Corralitos, California on Sun, Oct 29, 1989, 5:53 AM PST (13:53 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 6 km NE 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
1989-10-29 13:53:06 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.038° N, 121.799° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13487 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.60 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13487 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.84 km N of Corralitos, California · 13487 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.78 km N of Day Valley, California · 13487 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.71 km E of Aromas, California · 13487 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.62 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13487 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.51 km WSW of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13487 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.63 km NE of Amesti, California · 13487 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.43 km ESE of Day Valley, California · 13487 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.34 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13487 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.85 km S of Gilroy, California · 13487 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.94 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13487 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 3.07 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13487 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.77 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13487 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.94 km SE of Aromas, California · 13487 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.77 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13487 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.08 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13487 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.64 km SE of Aromas, California · 13487 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.98 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13487 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.47 km SW of Davenport, California · 13487 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.64 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13487 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.74 km E of Interlaken, California · 13487 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.85 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13487 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.54 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13487 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 3.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13487 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.15 km N of Interlaken, California · 13487 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.8Central California · 13487 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.62 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13487 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.73 km ESE of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.7Northern California · 13486 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.77 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.62 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13486 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.84 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13486 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 4.06 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.86 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.62 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13486 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.16 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13486 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.915 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13486 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.66 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.815 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13486 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.12 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13486 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.87 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13486 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.47 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13486 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.77 km E of San Martin, California · 13486 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.76 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13486 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.63 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13486 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.65 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13486 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.52 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13486 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.66 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.74 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13486 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.72 km NE of Los Gatos, California · 13486 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.15 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13486 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.47 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13486 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.46 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13486 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13486 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.57 km SW of Davenport, California · 13486 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.07 km SW of Saratoga, California · 13486 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.98 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.32 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13486 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 3.56 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 3.14 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13487 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13487 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.52 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13487 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13487 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.87 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13488 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.312 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13488 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.90 km E of Aromas, California · 13488 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.511 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13488 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.65 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13488 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.25 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13488 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.52 km SE of Day Valley, California · 13488 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.89 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13488 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.91 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13488 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.55 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13488 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.69 km SW of Davenport, California · 13488 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.95 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13488 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.68 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13488 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.54 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13488 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.53 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13488 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.83 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13488 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc146245. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.