California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 19 km SW of Gustine, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19 km SW of Gustine, California on Tue, Nov 21, 1989, 8:51 PM PST (04:51 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 Central 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
1989-11-22 04:51:23 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.133° N, 121.159° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km NNE of Lexington Hills, California · 13464 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.6Northern California · 13464 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.58 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13464 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.05 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13464 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.64 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13464 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.85 km N of Aromas, California · 13464 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.73 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13463 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.58 km NW of Moss Landing, California · 13463 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.96 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13463 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.88 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13463 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.85 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13463 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.68 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13463 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.25 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13463 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13463 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.60 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13462 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.55 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13462 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.69 km N of Day Valley, California · 13462 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.8Central California · 13462 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.16 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13462 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.910 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 13461 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.510 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 13461 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.69 km NNW of Davenport, California · 13461 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 3.010 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 13461 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.16 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13461 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.521 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13461 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.53 km NE of Amesti, California · 13461 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13460 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 3.012 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 13460 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.63 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13460 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13460 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.83 km NE of Amesti, California · 13460 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13460 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.226 km NE of King City, California · 13460 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.63 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13460 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.825 km NE of Soledad, California · 13460 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.111 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13459 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.87 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13459 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.617 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13459 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.617 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13459 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.12 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13459 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.82 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13458 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13458 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.75 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13458 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.62 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13458 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.4Northern California · 13458 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.54 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13458 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.66 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13458 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.25 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13457 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.52 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13457 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.62 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13457 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.125 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13456 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.65 km E of Lexington Hills, California · 13456 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13456 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 3.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13456 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.48 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13456 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13456 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.15 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13456 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.68 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13455 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13455 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.88 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13455 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 1.66 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13465 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.93 km W of Saratoga, California · 13465 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.58 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13465 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13465 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.610 km WSW of Copperopolis, California · 13465 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.68 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13465 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.07 km ENE of Scotts Valley, California · 13465 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.85 km S of Loyola, California · 13465 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.69 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13465 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.54 km E of Interlaken, California · 13465 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13465 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 13465 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.65 km S of Loyola, California · 13465 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.66 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13465 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.85 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13466 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.93 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13466 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.54 km NE of Amesti, California · 13466 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.73 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13466 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.55 km WSW of Cupertino, California · 13466 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.15 km WSW of Cupertino, California · 13466 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc147842. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.