California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 30 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 30 km NE of Soledad, California on Sat, Mar 4, 1989, 9:18 AM PST (17:18 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-03-04 17:18:17 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.587° N, 121.052° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
34

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 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.824 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 13726 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.124 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 13726 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.79 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 13726 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13724 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.916 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 13724 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13723 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13722 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13722 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13721 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.01 km W of Hollister, California · 13720 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13720 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13719 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13719 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.325 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13718 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.312 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13718 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.720 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13718 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.39 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13718 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.928 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13716 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.9Near the coast of Central California · 13715 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13715 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.17 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13715 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13715 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13715 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13714 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 13713 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.519 km WSW of Volta, California · 13713 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.926 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13712 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 13712 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13711 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.313 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 13711 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.813 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 13711 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13711 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.017 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13711 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.627 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13710 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.120 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 13710 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13709 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.47 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 13709 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13709 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 13708 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.024 km NW of San Simeon, California · 13707 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.68 km E of Big Sur, California · 13706 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 13706 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 13705 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 13705 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13705 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.04 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13704 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13704 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.615 km WSW of Volta, California · 13704 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13703 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13703 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13703 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.87 km N of Coalinga, California · 13703 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.62 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13702 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.1Central California · 13702 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 3.322 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13702 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.97 km NNE of Hollister, California · 13701 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.87 km NNE of Hollister, California · 13701 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13701 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.637 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13698 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 13697 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13727 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13727 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13728 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13729 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13729 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.80 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13730 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.74 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13730 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 13730 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.912 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13731 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.38 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 13731 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.56 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 13731 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.320 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13731 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13731 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13732 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13733 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.614 km SW of Lockwood, California · 13734 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13735 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.27 km NE of Hollister, California · 13735 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13736 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13736 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc132265. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC.