California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Mon, May 29, 1989, 3:44 PM PDT (22:44 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km NE of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-05-29 22:44:32 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.600° N, 121.200° 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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km WNW of Big Sur, California · 13640 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.72 km W of Cambrian Park, California · 13640 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13640 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.617 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 13639 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 13639 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13638 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.927 km S of Los Banos, California · 13638 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.33 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13637 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13635 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 13634 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.14 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 13633 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 13633 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.710 km SSE of South Dos Palos, California · 13633 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.49 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13633 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 13632 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, California · 13632 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13632 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13631 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.5Central California · 13631 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13631 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13631 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13631 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 3.08 km N of Coalinga, California · 13630 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.77 km N of Coalinga, California · 13630 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.7Central California · 13630 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13630 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13629 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13629 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.72 km SSW of Hollister, California · 13629 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13628 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 13628 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.51 km E of Ridgemark, California · 13628 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13626 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.97 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 13625 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13623 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13623 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13623 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 1.812 km WNW of Moss Landing, California · 13623 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 13622 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.77 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 13622 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13621 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 3.37 km E of East Foothills, California · 13620 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13620 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.414 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 13619 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.413 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 13617 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13615 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.5Central California · 13615 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 13614 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.08 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 13613 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13613 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.62 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13613 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.66 km E of East Foothills, California · 13612 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.913 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 13612 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 1.54 km N of Corralitos, California · 13612 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.214 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13611 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13611 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13610 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 2.512 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13609 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.712 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13609 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.710 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 13607 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13644 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.911 km SSE of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 13644 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.92 km W of Cambrian Park, California · 13645 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13645 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13646 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.410 km NE of San Martin, California · 13646 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.810 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 13646 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.615 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13646 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13647 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.72 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13647 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.38 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13649 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.93 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 13649 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.59 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 13650 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.113 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13650 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.98 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13650 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13651 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13651 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.917 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 13652 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 13652 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13652 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc137059. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.