California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 2 km NNE of Corralitos, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Corralitos, California on Wed, Oct 18, 1989, 5:59 PM PDT (00:59 UTC), 16 km (10 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
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-10-19 00:59:21 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.004° N, 121.794° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.67 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.67 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.83 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.84 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.74 km N of Lompico, California · 13498 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.83 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13498 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.42 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.92 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.76 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.02 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.51 km WSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.74 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.741 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13498 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.61 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.35 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.95 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.26 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.81 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.85 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13498 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.01 km S of Portola Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.96 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.00 km E of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.86 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.78 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.91 km SSE of Saratoga, California · 13498 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 3.28 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.50 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.60 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.51 km E of Aromas, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.23 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 4.01 km E of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.64 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13498 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.72 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 3.65 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13498 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.67 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.02 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.62 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.97 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.11 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.81 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.62 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.75 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13498 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.42 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 3.04 km E of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.15 km E of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.46 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.69 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.83 km NNW of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.66 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.56 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.49 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.54 km E of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.36 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.67 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.58 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.88 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.21 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 2.12 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.61 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.83 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13498 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.40 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.56 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.76 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.66 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.91 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.05 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13498 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.16 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13498 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.20 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.69 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.82 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13498 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.23 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.74 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.67 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.66 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.85 km S of Gilroy, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.21 km WSW of Amesti, California · 13498 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.14 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc20091397. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.