California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km ENE of Corralitos, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Corralitos, California on Wed, Oct 18, 1989, 6:05 AM PDT (13:05 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-10-18 13:05:59 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.018° N, 121.738° 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
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
19

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. 1.89 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.78 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.07 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.03 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.83 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.84 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.81 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.83 km WNW of Saratoga, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.17 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.05 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.92 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.86 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.87 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.54 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.64 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.63 km E of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.63 km NE of Amesti, California · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.61 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.36 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13499 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.22 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.21 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.72 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.14 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13499 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.02 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.91 km WSW of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.81 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.03 km N of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.86 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.75 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.64 km WSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.82 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.73 km NW of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.41 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.83 km ESE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.83 km NE of Pleasanton, California · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.52 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.12 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.65 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.57 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.69 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.74 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.76 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.63 km NE of Amesti, California · 13499 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13499 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.03 km N of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.52 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.08 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.70 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.84 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.67 km ENE of Scotts Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.04 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.62 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.26 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.82 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.60 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.03 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.73 km E of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.76 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.77 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.17 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.85 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.02 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.64 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.52 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13499 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.69 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.83 km SSW of Monte Sereno, California · 13499 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.86 km N of Lompico, California · 13499 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.74 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.98 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.88 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.75 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.57 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13499 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.62 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13499 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.49 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.59 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.15 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.07 km N of Day Valley, California · 13499 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.7Northern California · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.81 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.9Northern California · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc263936. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC.