California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Soledad, California on Wed, Feb 1, 1989, 3:07 AM PST (11:07 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 14 km N of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-02-01 11:07:48 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.591° N, 121.197° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.824 km W of Lockwood, California · 13756 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.25 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13755 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.610 km WNW of Huron, California · 13755 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.59 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 13751 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13751 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.913 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 13751 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.818 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 13750 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13749 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.916 km N of San Simeon, California · 13748 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13747 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.34 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13747 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13747 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.934 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13746 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13745 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13744 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13744 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.75 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13743 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13743 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.617 km WSW of Mendota, California · 13742 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.830 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13741 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.05 km N of Coalinga, California · 13740 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 13740 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13739 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13739 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.75 km SE of Aromas, California · 13739 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.012 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13738 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13738 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.67 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13738 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.125 km NE of Soledad, California · 13738 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.413 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 13737 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.15 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13736 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.67 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13736 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13736 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.35 km SE of Aromas, California · 13736 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 3.17 km NE of Hollister, California · 13735 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.67 km NNE of Hollister, California · 13735 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.65 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13735 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13735 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13735 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.27 km NE of Hollister, California · 13734 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13734 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.614 km SW of Lockwood, California · 13733 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13732 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13731 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13731 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.320 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13731 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.56 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 13730 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.38 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 13730 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.912 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13730 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.74 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13729 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.80 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13729 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13728 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13728 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13727 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 1.77 km E of East Foothills, California · 13726 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13726 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13726 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.710 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13726 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.010 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13726 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.030 km NE of Soledad, California · 13725 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 1.826 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13756 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.012 km W of Oak Shores, California · 13757 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.736 km NE of King City, California · 13757 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.036 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13758 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.66 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13758 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.74 km E of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 13758 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.95 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13758 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.715 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13758 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.926 km NE of Soledad, California · 13759 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.89 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13759 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13760 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.820 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13761 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.119 km WSW of Volta, California · 13761 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.620 km WSW of Volta, California · 13761 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.620 km WSW of Volta, California · 13761 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13761 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13761 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.722 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 13762 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13763 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13763 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc130739. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.