California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Sat, Nov 11, 1989, 11:27 AM PST (19:27 UTC), 2 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-11-11 19:27:18 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.598° N, 121.201° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km NE of Amesti, California · 13475 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.58 km N of Day Valley, California · 13475 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13475 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13475 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.920 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 13475 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.87 km N of Day Valley, California · 13475 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13475 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.07 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13475 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.67 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13475 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.74 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13475 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.212 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13475 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.53 km N of Interlaken, California · 13475 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.57 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13475 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13475 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.96 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13475 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.82 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13474 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13474 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13474 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13474 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13474 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13474 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.57 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13474 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.24 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13474 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.66 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13474 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.831 km NE of Soledad, California · 13474 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.223 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13474 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.52 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13474 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.73 km E of Corralitos, California · 13474 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.63 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13474 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.73 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13474 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13473 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.04 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13473 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.87 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13473 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.76 km N of Day Valley, California · 13473 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.87 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13473 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.95 km S of Gilroy, California · 13473 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.32 km NE of Lexington Hills, California · 13473 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.54 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13473 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.26 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13473 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.96 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13473 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.66 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13473 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.62 km N of Interlaken, California · 13473 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 3.33 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13473 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13473 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.96 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13472 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.56 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13472 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 3.27 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13472 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.67 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13472 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.68 km N of Day Valley, California · 13472 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.75 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13472 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.93 km SSW of La Selva Beach, California · 13472 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.61 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13472 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.77 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13472 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.66 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13472 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.68 km N of Day Valley, California · 13472 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13472 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.9Central California · 13472 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.74 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13472 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.54 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13472 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13472 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.16 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13476 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.73 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13476 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.54 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13476 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.510 km WSW of Oak Shores, California · 13476 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.64 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13476 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13476 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.82 km NNE of Lexington Hills, California · 13477 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.89 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13477 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13477 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.58 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13477 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.04 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13477 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.53 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13477 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13477 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13477 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.7Central California · 13477 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.7Central California · 13477 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.82 km N of Interlaken, California · 13477 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.312 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 13477 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.85 km NE of Scotts Valley, California · 13477 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.37 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13478 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc147114. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.