California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 23 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Jan 2, 1989, 7:04 PM PST (03:04 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km NE of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-01-03 03:04:19 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.575° N, 121.150° 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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13785 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 13785 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13783 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.69 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13783 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.73 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13783 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.510 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13782 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.814 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13782 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.27 km N of Coalinga, California · 13781 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13780 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13780 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.613 km NW of San Simeon, California · 13780 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CA · 13779 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13779 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.025 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13778 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.432 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13778 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.625 km W of Volta, California · 13776 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13776 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.824 km NW of San Simeon, California · 13775 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.87 km ENE of Hollister, California · 13775 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.55 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13775 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.84 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13774 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13774 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13773 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.411 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13772 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.611 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13772 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13772 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13771 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.73 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 13770 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13770 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13769 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 13768 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13767 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13767 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13767 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13766 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.0Near the coast of Central California · 13766 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.57 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13765 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13765 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13764 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13763 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13763 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.722 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 13763 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13762 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13762 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.620 km WSW of Volta, California · 13761 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.620 km WSW of Volta, California · 13761 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.119 km WSW of Volta, California · 13761 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.820 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13761 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13761 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.89 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13760 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.926 km NE of Soledad, California · 13760 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.715 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13759 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.95 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13759 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.74 km E of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 13759 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.66 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13759 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.036 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13759 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.736 km NE of King City, California · 13758 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.012 km W of Oak Shores, California · 13758 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.826 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13757 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13757 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 3.032 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13789 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13789 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13789 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.013 km W of Oak Shores, California · 13790 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.940 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13790 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.310 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13790 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.12 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13792 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.06 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13792 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.98 km NE of Gilroy, California · 13792 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.64 km WSW of Boronda, California · 13793 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 13794 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 13794 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13794 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13795 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13795 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.08 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13796 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.88 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13796 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.08 km N of Coalinga, California · 13797 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13797 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.523 km NW of Coalinga, California · 13797 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc129507. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.