California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Tue, Apr 25, 1989, 6:43 AM PDT (13:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 9 km S of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-04-25 13:43:22 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.595° N, 121.199° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13676 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.830 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13675 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13675 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.75 km SE of Aromas, California · 13675 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13673 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.323 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13673 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13673 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13673 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13673 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.823 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13673 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13672 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.61 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13670 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.525 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 13669 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13669 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13669 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13669 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 13668 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13667 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.911 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13666 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.924 km NW of San Simeon, California · 13666 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.612 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13665 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 3.08 km NE of San Martin, California · 13664 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 13664 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13663 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13662 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13662 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.711 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 13661 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13661 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 13661 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 3.14 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13661 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.84 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13661 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13660 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13660 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13660 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.837 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13660 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.237 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13660 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.838 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13660 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13659 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.937 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13659 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13657 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 3.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13656 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13656 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13656 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.113 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13655 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.96 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 13655 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.57 km NE of Hollister, California · 13655 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 13655 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 13654 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13653 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 3.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13652 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.04 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 13652 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13651 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 3.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 13651 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.917 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 13651 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 3.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13651 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13650 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.98 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13650 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.113 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13649 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.59 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 13649 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.93 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 13649 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13678 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.823 km NW of San Simeon, California · 13680 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 13680 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13681 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13681 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13681 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.825 km NE of Soledad, California · 13682 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.921 km NW of Coalinga, California · 13685 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.75 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13685 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13685 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.51 km E of Ridgemark, California · 13685 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13685 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13685 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13685 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.911 km NW of Big Sur, California · 13685 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.5Central California · 13685 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13687 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 13687 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13687 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.224 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13687 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc135095. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.