California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km NE of Corralitos, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Corralitos, California on Wed, Oct 18, 1989, 5:54 AM PDT (12:54 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-10-18 12:54:00 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.999° N, 121.787° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
16

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 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.02 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13500 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.85 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.66 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13500 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.89 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.78 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.07 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.03 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13500 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.83 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13500 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.84 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.81 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13500 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.83 km WNW of Saratoga, California · 13500 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.17 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.05 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.92 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13500 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.86 km N of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.87 km N of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.54 km N of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.64 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.63 km E of Corralitos, California · 13500 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.63 km NE of Amesti, California · 13500 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.61 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13500 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.36 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13500 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.22 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.21 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.72 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.14 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13500 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.02 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13500 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.91 km WSW of Corralitos, California · 13500 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.81 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.03 km N of Interlaken, California · 13500 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.86 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.75 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.64 km WSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.82 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13500 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.73 km NW of Corralitos, California · 13500 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.41 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.83 km ESE of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.83 km NE of Pleasanton, California · 13500 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.52 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.12 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.65 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13500 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.57 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.69 km N of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.74 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.76 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.63 km NE of Amesti, California · 13500 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13500 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.03 km N of Interlaken, California · 13500 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.52 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.08 km N of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.70 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.84 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13500 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.67 km ENE of Scotts Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.04 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.62 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13500 days ago · 16 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 2.26 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.82 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13500 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.60 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.03 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13500 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.69 km N of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.83 km SSW of Monte Sereno, California · 13500 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.86 km N of Lompico, California · 13500 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.74 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13500 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.98 km N of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.88 km N of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.75 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.57 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13500 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.62 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.49 km N of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.59 km N of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.15 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.07 km N of Day Valley, California · 13500 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.7Northern California · 13500 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.81 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13500 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.9Northern California · 13500 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.11 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13500 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.51 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13500 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.2Northern California · 13500 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.26 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13500 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc262610. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.