California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, California on Thu, Dec 21, 1989, 4:59 PM PST (00:59 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-12-22 00:59:44 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.564° N, 121.149° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
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: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13435 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.22 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13435 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.97 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13435 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13434 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13434 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13434 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.62 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13434 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 13434 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13434 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13434 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.76 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13433 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.66 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13433 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13433 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.26 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 13433 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.67 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13433 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.06 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13433 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.8Central California · 13433 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.831 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13433 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.632 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13433 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.98 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 13433 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.62 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13433 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.97 km N of Day Valley, California · 13432 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.937 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13432 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.625 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13432 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.53 km N of Interlaken, California · 13432 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.525 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13431 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13431 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.217 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13431 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.22 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13431 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13431 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13431 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13430 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.62 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13430 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13430 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.14 km NE of Soquel, California · 13430 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13429 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 3.02 km NNE of Lexington Hills, California · 13429 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.620 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 13429 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13429 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13429 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13429 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13429 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.911 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 13429 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 13429 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 1.62 km N of Soquel, California · 13428 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.92 km N of Interlaken, California · 13428 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.61 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13428 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13428 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.83 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13428 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 3.13 km N of Interlaken, California · 13428 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.10 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13427 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.62 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13427 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.08 km ENE of San Martin, California · 13427 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13427 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.64 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13427 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13427 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.92 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13426 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.61 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13426 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.86 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 13426 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13426 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 13435 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.08 km ENE of San Martin, California · 13435 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13435 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13435 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13436 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.69 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13436 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13436 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.62 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13436 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.53 km SE of Los Gatos, California · 13436 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.56 km E of Zayante, California · 13436 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.64 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13436 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.86 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13436 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.72 km NNE of Lexington Hills, California · 13437 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.924 km W of Lockwood, California · 13437 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13437 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.525 km NW of San Simeon, California · 13437 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13437 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13437 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.42 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13437 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13437 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

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