California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Fri, Oct 27, 1989, 5:04 AM PDT (12:04 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 6 km NE of Day Valley, 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
1989-10-27 12:04:51 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.584° N, 121.186° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
57

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 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.11 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13490 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.012 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13490 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.63 km E of Corralitos, California · 13490 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.14 km E of Interlaken, California · 13490 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.97 km N of Day Valley, California · 13490 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.55 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13490 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.35 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13490 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.71 km NNW of Corralitos, California · 13490 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.53 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13490 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.04 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13490 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.61 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13490 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.25 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13490 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13489 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.83 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13489 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.11 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13489 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.83 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13489 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.54 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13489 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13489 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.75 km N of Corralitos, California · 13489 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.93 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13489 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.53 km W of Hollister, California · 13489 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.72 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13489 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.61 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13489 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.82 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13489 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.98 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13489 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.34 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13489 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.22 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13489 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.51 km E of Aromas, California · 13489 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.72 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13489 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.00 km NE of Aromas, California · 13489 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.55 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13489 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.16 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13489 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 3.42 km N of Aromas, California · 13489 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.58 km N of Day Valley, California · 13489 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.64 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13489 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.54 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13489 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.13 km SSW of Seacliff, California · 13489 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.83 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13488 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.53 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13488 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.54 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13488 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.68 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13488 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.95 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13488 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.55 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13488 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.91 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13488 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.89 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13488 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.52 km SE of Day Valley, California · 13488 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.011 km NE of San Simeon, California · 13488 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.25 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13488 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.65 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13488 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.511 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13488 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.90 km E of Aromas, California · 13488 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.312 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13488 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.87 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13488 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13488 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.52 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13488 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13488 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 3.14 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13488 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.95 km N of Corralitos, California · 13488 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.12 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13488 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.60 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13488 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.91 km WSW of Corralitos, California · 13490 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.76 km E of Zayante, California · 13490 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.026 km NW of San Simeon, California · 13490 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.22 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13490 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.71 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13490 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13490 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.6Northern California · 13490 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.12 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13491 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.24 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13491 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.71 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13491 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.68 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13491 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.95 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13491 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.63 km NE of Amesti, California · 13491 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.83 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13491 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.53 km ESE of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.55 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13491 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.57 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.46 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.87 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.77 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13491 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc209270. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.