M1.5 earthquake 2 km N of Corralitos, California

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Dec 8, 1989, 2:40 PM PST

UTC

1989-12-08 22:40:35 UTC

Depth

16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.010° N, 121.804° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

71°

Stations used

21

• Corralitos, CaliforniaPopulation 2,326. Forecast2 kmN
• Watsonville, CaliforniaPopulation 53,628. Forecast12 kmNNW
• San Jose, CaliforniaPopulation 997,368. Forecast37 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast460 kmNW

After

1. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Dec 8, 4:11 PM PST · 13448 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
2. 1.74 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaFri, Dec 8, 9:12 PM PST · 13447 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.26 km S of Loyola, CaliforniaFri, Dec 8, 11:29 PM PST · 13447 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
4. 1.63 km S of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaSat, Dec 9, 7:24 AM PST · 13447 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
5. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Dec 9, 7:29 AM PST · 13447 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
6. 2.39 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Dec 9, 10:53 AM PST · 13447 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
7. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Dec 9, 12:39 PM PST · 13447 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
8. 2.04 km S of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaSat, Dec 9, 5:51 PM PST · 13447 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
9. 2.2Northern CaliforniaSun, Dec 10, 12:01 AM PST · 13446 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.67 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaSun, Dec 10, 12:42 AM PST · 13446 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
11. 1.73 km SE of Day Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 10, 4:25 AM PST · 13446 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.69 km SE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaSun, Dec 10, 6:47 AM PST · 13446 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
13. 1.825 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Dec 10, 9:20 AM PST · 13446 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
14. 1.83 km NNW of Corralitos, CaliforniaSun, Dec 10, 10:18 AM PST · 13446 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 10, 1:38 PM PST · 13446 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
16. 2.27 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaMon, Dec 11, 1:41 AM PST · 13445 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
17. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Dec 11, 6:31 AM PST · 13445 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
18. 2.58 km SSE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Dec 11, 10:06 AM PST · 13445 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
19. 1.67 km SSE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Dec 11, 10:09 AM PST · 13445 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
20. 1.71 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaMon, Dec 11, 11:10 AM PST · 13445 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
21. 1.64 km W of Ridgemark, CaliforniaMon, Dec 11, 12:28 PM PST · 13445 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
22. 2.44 km WSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaMon, Dec 11, 3:55 PM PST · 13445 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
23. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Dec 11, 6:02 PM PST · 13445 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
24. 3.62 km SSW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaMon, Dec 11, 7:52 PM PST · 13444 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
25. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 12, 1:42 AM PST · 13444 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
26. 1.50 km E of Millbrae, CaliforniaTue, Dec 12, 2:29 AM PST · 13444 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
27. 1.98 km NE of Blackhawk, CaliforniaTue, Dec 12, 5:13 AM PST · 13444 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
28. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 12, 9:13 AM PST · 13444 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
29. 1.79 km ESE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Dec 12, 10:22 AM PST · 13444 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
30. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Dec 12, 1:54 PM PST · 13444 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
31. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 12, 3:17 PM PST · 13444 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
32. 1.52 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Dec 12, 8:09 PM PST · 13443 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
33. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Dec 12, 8:15 PM PST · 13443 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
34. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Dec 12, 9:33 PM PST · 13443 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
35. 1.82 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Dec 12, 11:27 PM PST · 13443 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
36. 2.02 km NW of Saratoga, CaliforniaWed, Dec 13, 4:00 AM PST · 13443 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
37. 1.612 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Dec 13, 7:06 AM PST · 13443 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
38. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Dec 13, 10:28 AM PST · 13443 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
39. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Dec 13, 3:55 PM PST · 13443 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
40. 2.35 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Dec 13, 5:45 PM PST · 13443 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
41. 2.18 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Dec 13, 9:18 PM PST · 13442 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
42. 1.65 km NE of Corralitos, CaliforniaWed, Dec 13, 11:42 PM PST · 13442 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
43. 1.67 km ENE of Day Valley, CaliforniaThu, Dec 14, 4:17 AM PST · 13442 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
44. 2.06 km NE of Day Valley, CaliforniaThu, Dec 14, 7:24 AM PST · 13442 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
45. 2.12 km W of Monte Sereno, CaliforniaThu, Dec 14, 10:04 AM PST · 13442 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
46. 1.85 km SE of Sunol, CaliforniaThu, Dec 14, 10:58 AM PST · 13442 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
47. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Dec 14, 1:02 PM PST · 13442 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
48. 1.83 km SE of Los Gatos, CaliforniaThu, Dec 14, 1:40 PM PST · 13442 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
49. 2.03 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Dec 14, 1:42 PM PST · 13442 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
50. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Dec 14, 6:12 PM PST · 13442 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
51. 2.96 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Dec 14, 9:42 PM PST · 13441 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
52. 2.86 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Dec 14, 9:43 PM PST · 13441 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
53. 1.925 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Dec 14, 10:58 PM PST · 13441 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
54. 2.82 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Dec 15, 12:38 AM PST · 13441 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
55. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaFri, Dec 15, 1:18 AM PST · 13441 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
56. 1.618 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Dec 15, 2:47 PM PST · 13441 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
57. 1.5Central CaliforniaFri, Dec 15, 9:23 PM PST · 13440 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
58. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Dec 15, 10:56 PM PST · 13440 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
59. 1.62 km N of Interlaken, CaliforniaSat, Dec 16, 2:12 AM PST · 13440 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
60. 2.58 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Dec 16, 3:20 AM PST · 13440 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

1. 1.52 km S of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaFri, Dec 8, 9:05 AM PST · 13448 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
2. 1.58 km WSW of Davenport, CaliforniaFri, Dec 8, 7:12 AM PST · 13448 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
3. 1.68 km WSW of Saratoga, CaliforniaFri, Dec 8, 7:06 AM PST · 13448 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
4. 1.55 km ESE of Interlaken, CaliforniaThu, Dec 7, 11:00 PM PST · 13448 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
5. 1.61 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaThu, Dec 7, 7:29 PM PST · 13449 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
6. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Dec 7, 6:23 PM PST · 13449 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
7. 1.85 km SSW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaThu, Dec 7, 11:20 AM PST · 13449 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
8. 2.02 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Dec 7, 1:41 AM PST · 13449 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
9. 2.12 km SW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaWed, Dec 6, 8:32 PM PST · 13449 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
10. 1.76 km S of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaWed, Dec 6, 7:41 AM PST · 13450 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
11. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 6, 5:03 AM PST · 13450 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.8Central CaliforniaWed, Dec 6, 2:47 AM PST · 13450 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
13. 1.52 km ENE of Corralitos, CaliforniaWed, Dec 6, 2:22 AM PST · 13450 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
14. 1.67 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Dec 5, 4:45 PM PST · 13451 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
15. 1.63 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Dec 5, 3:39 PM PST · 13451 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
16. 2.73 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Dec 5, 2:00 PM PST · 13451 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
17. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Dec 5, 10:02 AM PST · 13451 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
18. 2.11 km NW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Dec 5, 4:07 AM PST · 13451 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
19. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 5, 2:25 AM PST · 13451 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.82 km NW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Dec 5, 12:13 AM PST · 13451 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc148756. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.