California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 25 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 25 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sun, Oct 22, 1989, 1:28 PM PDT (20:28 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-10-22 20:28:33 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.544° N, 121.086° 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
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13494 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.96 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13494 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.44 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13494 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.74 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13494 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.58 km N of Day Valley, California · 13494 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.84 km SSE of La Selva Beach, California · 13494 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.22 km N of Interlaken, California · 13494 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.59 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13494 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13494 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.74 km W of Hollister, California · 13494 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.89 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13494 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.19 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13494 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.44 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13494 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.54 km E of Interlaken, California · 13494 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.65 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13494 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.431 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13494 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.16 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13494 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.80 km NNE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13494 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.84 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13494 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.99 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13494 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.33 km N of Day Valley, California · 13494 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.65 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13494 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.69 km N of Day Valley, California · 13494 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.64 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13494 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.97 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13494 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.84 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13494 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.15 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13494 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.65 km NNW of Biola, California · 13494 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.75 km E of Interlaken, California · 13494 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.24 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13494 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.61 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13494 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.61 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13494 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.64 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13494 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.54 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13494 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.76 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13494 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.84 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13494 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.42 km N of Day Valley, California · 13494 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.21 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13494 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.21 km SSE of Day Valley, California · 13494 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 3.17 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13494 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.89 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13493 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13493 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.63 km NNW of Corralitos, California · 13493 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.66 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13493 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.91 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13493 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13493 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 3.04 km E of Interlaken, California · 13493 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.12 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13493 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.67 km N of Day Valley, California · 13493 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13493 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 3.16 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13493 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.91 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13493 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.58 km N of Day Valley, California · 13493 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.83 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13493 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.54 km W of Hollister, California · 13493 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.68 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13493 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.72 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13493 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.52 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13493 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.82 km SE of Day Valley, California · 13493 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.64 km NE of Amesti, California · 13493 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.57 km W of Gilroy, California · 13494 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.64 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13494 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.72 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13494 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.73 km NE of Amesti, California · 13494 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.55 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13494 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.821 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13494 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.67 km N of Day Valley, California · 13494 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.84 km E of Interlaken, California · 13494 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.67 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13494 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.89 km N of Day Valley, California · 13494 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.56 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13494 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.32 km E of Aromas, California · 13495 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.01 km N of Corralitos, California · 13495 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.06 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13495 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.66 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13495 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.0Northern California · 13495 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.27 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13495 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.57 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13495 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13495 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.628 km W of Volta, California · 13495 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc251673. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.