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M2.2 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, May 7, 1989, 6:57 PM PDT (01:57 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-05-08 01:57:47 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.562° N, 121.152° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13662 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13661 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13661 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.711 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 13661 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13660 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 13660 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.14 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13660 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.84 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13660 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13659 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13659 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13659 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.837 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13659 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.237 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13659 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.838 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13659 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13659 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.937 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13658 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13656 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13655 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13655 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13655 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.113 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13654 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.96 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 13654 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.57 km NE of Hollister, California · 13654 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 13654 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 13654 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 13654 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 13654 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 13654 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13652 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 3.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13651 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.04 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 13651 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13650 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 3.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 13650 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.917 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 13650 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 3.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13650 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13650 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.98 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13649 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.113 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13648 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.59 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 13648 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.93 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 13648 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.38 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13647 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.72 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13646 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13645 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.615 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13645 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.810 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 13645 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.410 km NE of San Martin, California · 13644 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13644 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13643 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.911 km SSE of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 13642 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13642 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13641 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.610 km WNW of Big Sur, California · 13638 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13638 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.617 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 13637 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 13637 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13637 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.927 km S of Los Banos, California · 13636 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.33 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13635 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13633 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 13632 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 3.08 km NE of San Martin, California · 13663 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.612 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13664 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.113 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 13665 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.924 km NW of San Simeon, California · 13665 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.911 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13666 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.6Central California · 13666 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13666 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13668 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13668 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13668 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.525 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 13669 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.61 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13669 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13671 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.823 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13672 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13672 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13672 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13672 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.323 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13673 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13673 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.75 km SE of Aromas, California · 13674 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc135741. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:56 PM UTC.