California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27 km ENE of Soledad, California on Mon, Aug 14, 1989, 8:06 AM PDT (15:06 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km W of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-08-14 15:06:15 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.557° N, 121.070° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13563 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.728 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13563 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.77 km ENE of Lockwood, California · 13562 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.67 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13562 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.77 km NE of Hollister, California · 13562 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.77 km ENE of Lockwood, California · 13562 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 13562 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13562 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.67 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13562 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13561 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13561 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.87 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 13561 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.71 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13560 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.421 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13560 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 13559 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.34 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 13559 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13558 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13558 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13557 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.25 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13557 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.17 km NE of Hollister, California · 13557 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.45 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13557 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.9Central California · 13557 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.57 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13556 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.227 km NE of Soledad, California · 13556 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.53 km ESE of Big Sur, CA · 13554 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.66 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13554 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13554 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13553 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.623 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13553 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13553 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 3.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13552 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13552 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13552 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 13552 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13552 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13552 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13552 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.415 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13551 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13551 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.826 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13550 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13549 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13548 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13548 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13547 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.827 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13546 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 13545 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13544 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 3.01 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13544 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13544 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.822 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13542 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13541 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.610 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13540 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 13540 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.111 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13540 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.326 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13539 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.94 km E of San Juan Bautista, California · 13538 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.720 km NW of San Simeon, California · 13538 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13537 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13535 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 2.328 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13566 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13566 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.6Central California · 13566 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.07 km NE of Hollister, California · 13567 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.212 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13567 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13567 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13567 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.99 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13567 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.19 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13567 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.85 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13567 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.721 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13568 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.67 km ENE of Lockwood, California · 13569 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 13569 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.716 km SW of Gustine, California · 13569 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 13569 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13569 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.87 km NE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 13570 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.622 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13570 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13571 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13571 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc142218. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC.