California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km NNW of Corralitos, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Corralitos, California on Fri, Nov 3, 1989, 12:16 PM PST (20:16 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 Central California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-11-03 20:16:20 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.008° N, 121.815° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 192 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13482 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.83 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13482 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.10 km ESE of Lompico, California · 13482 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.85 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13482 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.76 km N of Interlaken, California · 13482 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.57 km NW of Day Valley, CA · 13482 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.810 km ESE of Sunol, California · 13482 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.65 km N of San Leandro, California · 13482 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.65 km N of San Leandro, California · 13482 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.53 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13482 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.81 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13482 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.13 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13482 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.89 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 13482 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.67 km ENE of Scotts Valley, California · 13482 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.64 km WSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13481 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.96 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13481 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.82 km E of Saranap, California · 13481 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.93 km SE of Aromas, California · 13481 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.72 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13481 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13481 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.64 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13481 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13481 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13481 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.15 km E of Interlaken, California · 13481 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 4.06 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13481 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.83 km WSW of Portola Valley, California · 13481 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.42 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13481 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.53 km NE of Amesti, California · 13481 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.85 km N of Corralitos, California · 13481 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.27 km ENE of Day Valley, CA · 13481 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.72 km E of Corralitos, California · 13481 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13481 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.93 km NE of Soquel, California · 13481 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.59 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13481 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.32 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 13481 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 4.24 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13481 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.63 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13481 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.02 km SE of Day Valley, California · 13480 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13480 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.99 km W of Davenport, California · 13480 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13480 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13480 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.43 km N of Interlaken, California · 13480 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.36 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13480 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.77 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13480 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.8Central California · 13480 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.93 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13480 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.63 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13480 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 1.78 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13480 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.09 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13480 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.7Northern California · 13480 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.65 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13480 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.58 km NW of Hollister, California · 13480 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.67 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13480 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.63 km N of Corralitos, California · 13480 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13480 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.65 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13479 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.63 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13479 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.82 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13479 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.78 km N of Day Valley, California · 13479 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.62 km NW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13482 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13482 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.85 km E of Interlaken, California · 13482 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13482 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13482 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.67 km ENE of Scotts Valley, California · 13482 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13482 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.67 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13483 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.82 km NE of Lexington Hills, California · 13483 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.77 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13483 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.13 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13483 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.04 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13483 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.50 km ESE of Zayante, California · 13483 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13483 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.25 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13483 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.65 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13483 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.911 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13483 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.74 km SW of Cupertino, California · 13483 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.63 km SW of Cupertino, California · 13483 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.75 km S of Gilroy, California · 13483 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc146507. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.