California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Mon, Nov 6, 1989, 2:52 PM PST (22:52 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 Central California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-11-06 22:52:25 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.519° N, 121.085° 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
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13479 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13479 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.53 km ESE of Day Valley, California · 13479 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.61 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13479 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.55 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13479 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.55 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13479 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.64 km N of Interlaken, California · 13479 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.67 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13478 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13478 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.53 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13478 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.92 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13478 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.51 km WSW of Corralitos, California · 13478 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13478 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.931 km NE of Soledad, California · 13478 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.71 km W of Amesti, California · 13478 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.56 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13478 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.19 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 13478 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.9Central California · 13478 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.66 km N of Day Valley, California · 13478 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.31 km S of Interlaken, California · 13477 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.95 km S of Gilroy, California · 13477 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.82 km N of Corralitos, California · 13477 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.17 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13477 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.91 km SE of Interlaken, California · 13477 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.62 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13477 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 13477 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.34 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13477 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.8Northern California · 13477 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 13477 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13477 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.61 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 13477 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.612 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13477 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.61 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 13477 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.63 km N of Day Valley, California · 13477 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.64 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13477 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13477 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.65 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13477 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.37 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13476 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.82 km N of Interlaken, California · 13476 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.7Central California · 13476 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.7Central California · 13476 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13476 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13476 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.53 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13476 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.58 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13476 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13476 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.89 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13476 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13475 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.64 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13475 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.510 km WSW of Oak Shores, California · 13475 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.54 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13475 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.73 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13475 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.16 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13475 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13474 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.73 km NE of Amesti, California · 13474 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.58 km N of Day Valley, California · 13474 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13474 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13474 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.920 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 13474 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.87 km N of Day Valley, California · 13474 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.78 km N of Day Valley, California · 13479 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.65 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13479 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13480 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.63 km N of Corralitos, California · 13480 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.67 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13480 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.58 km NW of Hollister, California · 13480 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.7Northern California · 13480 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.09 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13480 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.78 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13480 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.63 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13480 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.93 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13480 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.8Central California · 13480 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.77 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13480 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.43 km N of Interlaken, California · 13480 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13480 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13480 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13480 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.02 km SE of Day Valley, California · 13480 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 4.24 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13481 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.32 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 13481 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc146743 (also filed as ci1045518). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.