California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km NE of Soledad, California on Fri, Aug 4, 1989, 7:43 PM PDT (02:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 4 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-08-05 02:43:13 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.575° N, 121.079° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.410 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13573 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.510 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13573 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.611 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13573 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13572 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.721 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13571 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13571 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13571 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.622 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13571 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.87 km NE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 13570 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 5.44 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13570 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.34 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13570 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.33 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13570 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.24 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13570 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13570 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 13570 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.716 km SW of Gustine, California · 13569 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 13569 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.67 km ENE of Lockwood, California · 13569 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.54 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13569 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.64 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13568 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.93 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13568 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.03 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13568 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.721 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13568 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.85 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13568 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.19 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13568 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.99 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13568 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13567 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13567 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.212 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13567 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.07 km NE of Hollister, California · 13567 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.6Central California · 13566 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13566 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.328 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13566 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.527 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13564 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.913 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13563 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.728 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13563 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.77 km ENE of Lockwood, California · 13563 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.67 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13563 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.77 km NE of Hollister, California · 13563 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.77 km ENE of Lockwood, California · 13562 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 13562 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13562 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.67 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13562 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13562 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13561 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.87 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 13561 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.71 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13561 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.421 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13560 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 13559 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.34 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 13559 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13559 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13558 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13557 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.25 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13557 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.17 km NE of Hollister, California · 13557 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.45 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13557 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.9Central California · 13557 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.57 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13556 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.227 km NE of Soledad, California · 13556 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.53 km ESE of Big Sur, CA · 13555 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 144.

Before

  1. 2.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13576 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.67 km NE of Hollister, California · 13577 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.68 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13578 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.97 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13578 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.67 km NE of Hollister, California · 13580 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13580 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13580 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 3.07 km NE of Hollister, California · 13581 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.039 km W of Lockwood, California · 13582 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13582 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.37 km S of Huron, California · 13582 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.55 km W of Hollister, California · 13583 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.60 km WSW of Hollister, California · 13583 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.725 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13583 days ago · 36 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.65 km W of Hollister, California · 13583 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.15 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13583 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 13584 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13584 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.57 km N of Coalinga, California · 13584 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13584 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc141574. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:46 AM UTC.