California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km NW of Day Valley, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Day Valley, California on Tue, Oct 17, 1989, 6:26 PM PDT (01:26 UTC), 12 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
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-10-18 01:26:15 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.078° N, 121.900° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 162 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.32 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.16 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.48 km N of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.23 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.11 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.24 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.95 km E of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.97 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 3.24 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.33 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.14 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.06 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.83 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.06 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.87 km N of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.910 km N of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.54 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.37 km N of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.78 km N of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.38 km N of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.06 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13501 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 3.11 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.04 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.03 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13501 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 3.54 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13501 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.51 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.80 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.88 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 3.22 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 3.42 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.84 km ENE of Lompico, California · 13501 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.72 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.97 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13501 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 3.04 km E of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.87 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.80 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 3.33 km N of Aromas, California · 13501 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 3.43 km SE of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.22 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.91 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.66 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.97 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.73 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.91 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.44 km E of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.55 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.93 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13501 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.76 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.57 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.02 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13501 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.87 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.96 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13501 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.14 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.66 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.62 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.76 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 3.52 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.55 km N of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.51 km N of Lompico, California · 13501 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 3.26 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.33 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13501 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.02 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.61 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.37 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.42 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.91 km N of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.22 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.54 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.15 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.78 km W of Gilroy, California · 13501 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.94 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.47 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.11 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.52 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.81 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.51 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.01 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.33 km WSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13501 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.43 km N of Interlaken, California · 13501 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10090821. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.