California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 25 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Nov 26, 1989, 6:33 PM PST (02:33 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-11-27 02:33:01 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.585° N, 121.115° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13461 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.87 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13461 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.617 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13460 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.617 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13460 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.12 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13460 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13460 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.82 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13460 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13460 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.75 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13460 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.62 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13460 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.54 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13460 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.66 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13460 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13459 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.512 km N of San Simeon, California · 13459 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.223 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13459 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.25 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13459 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.52 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13458 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.130 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13458 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 13458 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.125 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13458 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 3.212 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13458 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.65 km E of Lexington Hills, California · 13458 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13458 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 3.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13458 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.48 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13458 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13458 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.15 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13458 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 13458 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.68 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13457 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13457 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.88 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13457 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 3.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13457 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 3.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13457 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 3.312 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13457 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13457 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13457 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 4.4Central California · 13457 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13457 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.5Central California · 13457 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.9Central California · 13457 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.5Central California · 13457 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13457 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13457 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13457 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13457 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13457 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.825 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13457 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.812 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13456 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13456 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.74 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13456 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13456 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13456 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.84 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13456 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.86 km E of Zayante, California · 13456 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13456 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13456 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13456 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.6Central California · 13456 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.233 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13455 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.96 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13455 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.63 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13461 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.226 km NE of King City, California · 13462 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13462 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.83 km NE of Amesti, California · 13462 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13462 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.63 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13462 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13462 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.66 km SW of Huron, California · 13462 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.53 km NE of Amesti, California · 13462 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.521 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13462 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.16 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13462 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.010 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 13463 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.510 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 13463 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.910 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 13463 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.8Central California · 13464 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.69 km N of Day Valley, California · 13464 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.55 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13464 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.60 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13464 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13465 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.25 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13465 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc148114. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.