California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km NNE of Corralitos, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Corralitos, California on Tue, Oct 17, 1989, 10:22 PM PDT (05:22 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-10-18 05:22:41 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.032° N, 121.774° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
214°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
31

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.39 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.23 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.23 km N of Lompico, California · 13499 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.37 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.18 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.36 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.76 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.86 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.12 km NNW of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.85 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.25 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.95 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.54 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.67 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.89 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.54 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.75 km E of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.16 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.11 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.26 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13499 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.42 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.39 km WSW of San Martin, California · 13499 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.91 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.53 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.03 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 3.14 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 3.08 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 3.02 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 4.33 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 3.61 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 3.15 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.22 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.75 km E of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.12 km NNW of Lompico, California · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.22 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13499 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.81 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.74 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.47 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.66 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.07 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.71 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.86 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.72 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.35 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.97 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.66 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.53 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.95 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.77 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 2.57 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.75 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.86 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.36 km ENE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.64 km ENE of Lompico, California · 13499 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.53 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.86 km NE of Scotts Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 3.18 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.92 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.86 km WNW of Saratoga, California · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.96 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.47 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.22 km SE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.26 km N of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.87 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.05 km N of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.06 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.74 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.46 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.6Northern California · 13499 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.42 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.44 km N of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.63 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 4.33 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.59 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.57 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.42 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.07 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.86 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.95 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc259542. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC.