California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km ENE of Corralitos, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Corralitos, California on Thu, Oct 19, 1989, 5:41 PM PDT (00:41 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 7 km NE of Day Valley, 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
1989-10-20 00:41:55 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.999° N, 121.771° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
41

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 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km ENE of Lompico, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.03 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.78 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.63 km ESE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.24 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.04 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.23 km N of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.04 km E of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.63 km ESE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.52 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.43 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.67 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.11 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.63 km NNW of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.76 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13498 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.57 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.77 km SW of Davenport, California · 13498 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.65 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.64 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.56 km S of Loyola, California · 13498 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.1Near the coast of Central California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.6Northern California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.57 km WSW of Monte Sereno, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.83 km NE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.63 km E of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.82 km N of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.89 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.61 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.75 km S of Loyola, California · 13497 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.29 km N of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.69 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13497 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 2.48 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.83 km NNW of Corralitos, California · 13497 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.21 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.45 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.73 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.54 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 3.03 km N of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.05 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13497 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.82 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.66 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.51 km NNE of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.79 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.73 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.37 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.60 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.86 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.05 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13497 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.96 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 4.07 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.86 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.62 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.96 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13497 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.21 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.67 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13497 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.62 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13497 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.74 km E of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.62 km N of Interlaken, California · 13497 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13497 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.52 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.38 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.87 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.65 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.64 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.70 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.04 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13498 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.85 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13498 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.74 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.56 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.66 km N of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.81 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.61 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.50 km SSE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.09 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.51 km NW of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.53 km NE of Amesti, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.60 km WSW of Danville, California · 13498 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.24 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.78 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc20091597. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.