M2.1 earthquake 23 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.1 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Mar 22, 1989, 11:22 AM PST

UTC

1989-03-22 19:22:28 UTC

Depth

3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.571° N, 121.135° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

75°

Stations used

40

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast24 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast48 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast384 kmNW

After

1. 2.024 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaThu, Mar 23, 10:17 AM PST · 13708 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
2. 1.68 km E of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Mar 23, 9:20 PM PST · 13707 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.624 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Mar 24, 5:05 PM PST · 13707 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
4. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 25, 8:28 AM PST · 13706 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 25, 10:38 AM PST · 13706 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
6. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 25, 11:14 AM PST · 13706 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.04 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Mar 25, 7:44 PM PST · 13706 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
8. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Mar 26, 12:23 AM PST · 13705 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
9. 1.615 km WSW of Volta, CaliforniaSun, Mar 26, 4:59 AM PST · 13705 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
10. 1.916 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Mar 26, 11:37 PM PST · 13704 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Mar 27, 1:34 AM PST · 13704 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
12. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Mar 27, 7:40 AM PST · 13704 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
13. 1.87 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Mar 27, 3:57 PM PST · 13704 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
14. 1.62 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Mar 27, 10:10 PM PST · 13703 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
15. 2.1Central CaliforniaTue, Mar 28, 1:47 AM PST · 13703 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
16. 3.322 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Mar 28, 10:12 AM PST · 13703 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
17. 1.97 km NNE of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Mar 29, 2:11 AM PST · 13702 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
18. 1.87 km NNE of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Mar 29, 2:11 AM PST · 13702 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
19. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Mar 29, 6:30 AM PST · 13702 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
20. 1.637 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 1, 1:15 PM PST · 13699 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
21. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Apr 2, 10:19 AM PDT · 13698 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
22. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSun, Apr 2, 4:32 PM PDT · 13698 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
23. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Apr 3, 8:40 AM PDT · 13697 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
24. 2.213 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Apr 3, 8:41 AM PDT · 13697 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
25. 2.85 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 3, 4:15 PM PDT · 13697 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
26. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Apr 3, 10:06 PM PDT · 13696 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
27. 1.931 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaWed, Apr 5, 6:36 AM PDT · 13695 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
28. 1.932 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaWed, Apr 5, 6:40 AM PDT · 13695 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
29. 1.610 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaWed, Apr 5, 12:04 PM PDT · 13695 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
30. 2.324 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Apr 6, 2:25 AM PDT · 13694 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
31. 2.18 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Apr 6, 8:36 AM PDT · 13694 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
32. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Apr 6, 4:37 PM PDT · 13694 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
33. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Apr 7, 5:25 AM PDT · 13693 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
34. 1.512 km N of Coalinga, CAFri, Apr 7, 8:45 PM PDT · 13693 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
35. 1.931 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Apr 8, 12:50 AM PDT · 13692 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
36. 1.511 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Apr 8, 6:11 AM PDT · 13692 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
37. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Apr 8, 9:33 PM PDT · 13692 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
38. 2.037 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 9, 1:19 PM PDT · 13691 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
39. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 9, 6:42 PM PDT · 13691 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
40. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 9, 8:00 PM PDT · 13691 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
41. 1.55 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 10, 11:42 PM PDT · 13689 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
42. 1.629 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Apr 12, 1:56 AM PDT · 13688 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
43. 2.224 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Apr 13, 8:35 PM PDT · 13687 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
44. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Apr 13, 9:37 PM PDT · 13687 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
45. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Apr 13, 11:45 PM PDT · 13686 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
46. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Apr 14, 2:26 PM PDT · 13686 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
47. 2.5Central CaliforniaSat, Apr 15, 11:50 PM PDT · 13684 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
48. 1.911 km NW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Apr 15, 11:59 PM PDT · 13684 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
49. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 16, 4:17 AM PDT · 13684 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
50. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 16, 4:18 AM PDT · 13684 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
51. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 16, 4:18 AM PDT · 13684 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
52. 1.51 km E of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSun, Apr 16, 6:56 AM PDT · 13684 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
53. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 16, 10:32 AM PDT · 13684 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
54. 1.75 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Apr 16, 11:35 AM PDT · 13684 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
55. 1.921 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Apr 16, 2:22 PM PDT · 13684 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
56. 1.825 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Apr 18, 10:45 PM PDT · 13681 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
57. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Apr 20, 3:57 AM PDT · 13680 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
58. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Apr 20, 1:50 PM PDT · 13680 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
59. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Apr 20, 4:44 PM PDT · 13680 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
60. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Apr 20, 11:15 PM PDT · 13679 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

1. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Mar 22, 12:45 AM PST · 13709 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
2. 1.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Mar 21, 3:16 PM PST · 13710 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.47 km N of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Mar 21, 6:03 AM PST · 13710 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
4. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Mar 21, 12:57 AM PST · 13710 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.120 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaMon, Mar 20, 9:49 AM PST · 13711 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
6. 1.627 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaMon, Mar 20, 12:32 AM PST · 13711 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.017 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Mar 19, 9:05 AM PST · 13712 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
8. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Mar 19, 9:04 AM PST · 13712 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
9. 1.813 km ESE of Alum Rock, CaliforniaSun, Mar 19, 5:58 AM PST · 13712 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.313 km ESE of Alum Rock, CaliforniaSun, Mar 19, 5:54 AM PST · 13712 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Mar 19, 3:41 AM PST · 13712 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
12. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 18, 6:49 AM PST · 13713 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
13. 1.926 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Mar 18, 6:31 AM PST · 13713 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
14. 2.519 km WSW of Volta, CaliforniaFri, Mar 17, 5:45 AM PST · 13714 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
15. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Mar 17, 4:41 AM PST · 13714 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
16. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Mar 16, 5:03 PM PST · 13715 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
17. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Mar 15, 4:12 PM PST · 13716 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Mar 15, 2:57 PM PST · 13716 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.17 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Mar 15, 7:06 AM PST · 13716 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
20. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Mar 15, 3:02 AM PST · 13716 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc133256. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC.