California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3 km NNW of Corralitos, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Corralitos, California on Thu, Oct 19, 1989, 10:08 PM PDT (05:08 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-10-20 05:08:00 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.017° N, 121.826° 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
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
46

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. 2.21 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.45 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.73 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.54 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.03 km N of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.05 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13499 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.82 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.66 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.51 km NNE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.79 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.73 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13499 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.37 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.60 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.86 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.05 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13499 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.96 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 4.07 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.86 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.62 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.96 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.21 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.67 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13499 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.62 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.74 km E of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.62 km N of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13499 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.85 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.4Northern California · 13499 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.87 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.06 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.14 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.26 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.85 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.52 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.86 km WSW of Davenport, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.95 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.02 km N of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.67 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.62 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.97 km W of Davenport, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.94 km E of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.34 km E of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.87 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13498 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.79 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.27 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.79 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.83 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 3.56 km E of Zayante, California · 13498 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.61 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.36 km NE of Scotts Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.95 km ENE of Zayante, California · 13498 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.51 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.64 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13498 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.15 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.65 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.41 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.07 km N of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.74 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13498 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.67 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13498 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.48 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 13499 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.69 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.29 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.75 km S of Loyola, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.61 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.89 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.82 km N of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.63 km E of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.83 km NE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.57 km WSW of Monte Sereno, California · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.6Northern California · 13499 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.1Near the coast of Central California · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.56 km S of Loyola, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.64 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.65 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.77 km SW of Davenport, California · 13499 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.57 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.76 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13499 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.63 km NNW of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.11 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc20091740. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC.