California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sat, Dec 9, 1989, 7:29 AM PST (15:29 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 36 km WSW of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-12-09 15:29:37 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.581° N, 121.183° 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
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.825 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13447 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.39 km NE of Gilroy, California · 13447 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13447 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.04 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13447 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.124 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13447 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.0Near the coast of Central California · 13447 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.2Northern California · 13446 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.67 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13446 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.73 km SE of Day Valley, California · 13446 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.626 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13446 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.69 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13446 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.825 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13446 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.83 km NNW of Corralitos, California · 13446 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13446 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.734 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13446 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.27 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13445 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13445 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.58 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 13445 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.67 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 13445 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.71 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13445 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.64 km W of Ridgemark, California · 13445 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.624 km NW of San Simeon, California · 13445 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.824 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13445 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.44 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 13445 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13445 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 3.62 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13445 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13444 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13444 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.79 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13444 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.611 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13444 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13444 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13444 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.52 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13444 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13444 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13444 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.82 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13443 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13443 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13443 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.35 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13443 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.18 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13443 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.65 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13442 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.67 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13442 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.611 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 13442 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 13442 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.06 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13442 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13442 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.83 km SE of Los Gatos, California · 13442 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.03 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13442 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 13442 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13442 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13442 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 2.86 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13442 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.925 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13441 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.82 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13441 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 13441 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.5Central California · 13441 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13440 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.62 km N of Interlaken, California · 13440 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13440 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13440 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.63 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13447 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.74 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13448 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13448 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.52 km N of Corralitos, California · 13448 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.52 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13448 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.55 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13448 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.61 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13449 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13449 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.85 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13449 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.120 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 13449 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.519 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13449 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.02 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13449 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13449 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.12 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13450 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.820 km N of Coalinga, California · 13450 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.76 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13450 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13450 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.8Central California · 13450 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.52 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13450 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.67 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13451 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc148805. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.