California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 25 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Feb 19, 1989, 4:32 PM PST (00:32 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-02-20 00:32:41 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.578° N, 121.115° 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
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.413 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 13738 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.15 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13738 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.67 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13738 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13738 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.35 km SE of Aromas, California · 13738 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.17 km NE of Hollister, California · 13737 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.67 km NNE of Hollister, California · 13737 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.65 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13737 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13737 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13736 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.27 km NE of Hollister, California · 13735 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13735 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.614 km SW of Lockwood, California · 13735 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13734 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13733 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13732 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.320 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13732 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.56 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 13732 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.38 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 13732 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.912 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13732 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 13731 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.74 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13731 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.80 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13731 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13729 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13729 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13729 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13728 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13728 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.030 km NE of Soledad, California · 13727 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.824 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 13727 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.124 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 13726 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.79 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 13726 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13725 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.916 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 13724 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13724 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13723 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13722 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 3.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13722 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.01 km W of Hollister, California · 13720 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13720 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13719 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13719 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.325 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13719 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.312 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13719 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.720 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13719 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.39 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13718 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.928 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13717 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.9Near the coast of Central California · 13716 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13716 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.17 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13716 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13715 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13715 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13714 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 13714 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.519 km WSW of Volta, California · 13714 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.926 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13713 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 13713 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13712 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.313 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 13712 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.813 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 13712 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13740 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.012 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13740 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.75 km SE of Aromas, California · 13740 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13741 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13741 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 13742 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.05 km N of Coalinga, California · 13742 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.830 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13743 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.617 km WSW of Mendota, California · 13743 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13745 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.75 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13745 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13745 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13746 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13746 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.934 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13747 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13748 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.34 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13748 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13749 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.916 km N of San Simeon, California · 13749 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13751 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away

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