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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 Mon, Sep 18, 1989, 9:16 AM PDT (16:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake. 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
1989-09-18 16:16:59 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.575° N, 121.171° 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
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.936 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13529 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13529 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.925 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13529 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.57 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13528 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 13528 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.75 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13527 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.26 km NE of San Martin, California · 13527 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.18 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13527 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.87 km NE of Hollister, California · 13526 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.910 km E of Coalinga, California · 13526 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.110 km N of Coalinga, California · 13526 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.010 km N of Coalinga, California · 13526 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13526 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.228 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13525 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13524 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13523 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.816 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 13523 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 13523 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13521 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.64 km SSW of San Ardo, California · 13520 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.327 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 13520 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 3.225 km NE of Soledad, California · 13519 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.66 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13518 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 4.011 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13517 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13517 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13517 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13516 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.531 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 13516 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13516 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13516 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13516 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13516 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13516 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13516 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13515 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13515 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13515 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13515 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.027 km NE of Soledad, California · 13514 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.633 km SW of Greenfield, California · 13514 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 13513 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.61 km E of Aromas, California · 13513 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13513 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13513 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13512 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.028 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13512 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13512 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.48 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13511 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13511 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.06 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 13511 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.29 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13511 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.634 km WNW of Lockwood, California · 13510 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.912 km N of San Simeon, California · 13509 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 3.324 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13509 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13508 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 13508 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13508 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13507 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.614 km NNW of Parkfield, California · 13506 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.97 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13506 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.514 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13530 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.628 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13530 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.011 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13531 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13531 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13531 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 13531 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13531 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.717 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13531 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.530 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 13532 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.94 km NE of Big Sur, California · 13533 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.17 km NE of Hollister, California · 13534 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.47 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13534 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13535 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13536 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.43 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13536 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13538 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.720 km NW of San Simeon, California · 13539 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.94 km E of San Juan Bautista, California · 13539 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.23 km E of Lexington Hills, California · 13540 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.326 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13540 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc144247. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.