M2.5 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Oct 11, 1989, 8:07 PM PDT

UTC

1989-10-12 03:07:00 UTC

Depth

2.3 km (1.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.565° N, 121.157° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

48°

Stations used

28

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast46 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast385 kmNW

After

1. 1.69 km SSW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 5:15 AM PDT · 13504 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
2. 2.224 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 7:32 AM PDT · 13504 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
3. 2.324 km E of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 10:57 AM PDT · 13504 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
4. 2.815 km S of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 6:52 PM PDT · 13503 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.828 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 13, 5:22 AM PDT · 13503 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.8Central CaliforniaFri, Oct 13, 5:27 AM PDT · 13503 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.09 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaFri, Oct 13, 4:33 PM PDT · 13503 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
8. 1.620 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Oct 13, 7:39 PM PDT · 13502 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.711 km NE of San Simeon, CaliforniaSun, Oct 15, 2:07 PM PDT · 13501 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
10. 2.711 km NE of San Simeon, CaliforniaSun, Oct 15, 4:07 PM PDT · 13501 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
11. 1.711 km NE of San Simeon, CaliforniaSun, Oct 15, 4:08 PM PDT · 13501 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
12. 1.810 km NE of San Simeon, CaliforniaSun, Oct 15, 11:53 PM PDT · 13500 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.911 km NE of San Simeon, CaliforniaMon, Oct 16, 12:01 AM PDT · 13500 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Oct 16, 12:56 PM PDT · 13500 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
15. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 16, 6:02 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
16. 1.9Central CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 12:42 AM PDT · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
17. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 2:20 AM PDT · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
18. 6.9The 1989 Loma Prieta, California EarthquakeTue, Oct 17, 5:04 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 13,730
19. 4.74 km N of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:07 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
20. 4.44 km NW of Day Valley, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:08 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
21. 4.37 km NW of Day Valley, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:08 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
22. 3.41 km SE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:09 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
23. 4.08 km NE of Corralitos, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:09 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
24. 4.21 km W of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:11 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
25. 4.61 km NNW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:12 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
26. 4.42 km NE of Corralitos, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:15 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
27. 3.32 km NNE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:16 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
28. 4.18 km NNW of Day Valley, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:16 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
29. 3.44 km SW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:17 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
30. 2.59 km E of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:19 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
31. 4.00 km WSW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:19 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
32. 3.20 km NW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:20 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
33. 3.54 km N of Day Valley, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:21 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
34. 2.96 km NNW of Day Valley, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:22 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
35. 3.12 km E of Day Valley, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:22 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
36. 3.65 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:22 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
37. 3.97 km NNE of Corralitos, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:23 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
38. 4.87 km NNE of Corralitos, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:25 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
39. 3.38 km SE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:27 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
40. 3.31 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:28 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
41. 3.24 km SSE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:29 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
42. 4.25 km SSW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:30 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
43. 3.23 km SW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:33 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
44. 2.51 km NNE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:34 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
45. 2.73 km SSW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:34 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
46. 2.77 km N of Day Valley, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:36 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
47. 2.93 km ENE of Corralitos, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:36 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
48. 3.15 km NW of Day Valley, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:37 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
49. 4.31 km WNW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:38 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
50. 3.01 km SSE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:39 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
51. 3.41 km ESE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:42 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
52. 3.17 km SE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:43 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
53. 4.04 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:45 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
54. 2.63 km N of Day Valley, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:46 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
55. 3.00 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:46 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
56. 2.21 km W of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:47 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
57. 3.31 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:47 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
58. 2.65 km NE of Zayante, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:49 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
59. 2.78 km SSE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:53 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
60. 2.84 km E of Zayante, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:53 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.834 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Oct 11, 2:45 PM PDT · 13505 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.97 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaWed, Oct 11, 12:53 PM PDT · 13505 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
3. 1.614 km NNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Oct 11, 3:35 AM PDT · 13505 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
4. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 10, 11:29 AM PDT · 13506 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
5. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 9, 10:30 PM PDT · 13506 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
6. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Oct 9, 12:46 PM PDT · 13507 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
7. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Oct 9, 2:57 AM PDT · 13507 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
8. 3.324 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Oct 8, 5:36 AM PDT · 13508 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.912 km N of San Simeon, CaliforniaSun, Oct 8, 5:27 AM PDT · 13508 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.634 km WNW of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, Oct 7, 9:51 PM PDT · 13508 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
11. 2.29 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 6, 7:52 PM PDT · 13509 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
12. 2.06 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Oct 6, 7:29 PM PDT · 13509 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
13. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Oct 6, 11:39 AM PDT · 13510 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
14. 2.48 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 6, 2:14 AM PDT · 13510 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
15. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Oct 6, 12:55 AM PDT · 13510 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
16. 2.028 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Oct 6, 12:55 AM PDT · 13510 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
17. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 5, 9:40 AM PDT · 13511 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
18. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaThu, Oct 5, 12:38 AM PDT · 13511 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 6:13 PM PDT · 13511 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
20. 1.61 km E of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 3:49 AM PDT · 13512 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc145321. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC.