California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km N of Soquel, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km N of Soquel, California on Thu, Dec 28, 1989, 1:44 AM PST (09:44 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 4 km E of Interlaken, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-12-28 09:44:43 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.013° N, 121.952° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 188 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km N of Interlaken, California · 13429 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.61 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13429 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13429 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.83 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13429 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.95 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13429 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.13 km N of Interlaken, California · 13428 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.10 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13428 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.93 km SW of Cupertino, California · 13428 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.27 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13428 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.62 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13428 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.08 km ENE of San Martin, California · 13428 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13428 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.64 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13428 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13428 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.92 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13427 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.61 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13427 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.86 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 13427 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13427 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13427 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13427 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 3.25 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13426 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.17 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 13426 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 3.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13426 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13426 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.84 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13426 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13426 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.65 km WNW of Volta, California · 13426 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.93 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13426 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13426 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.54 km N of Interlaken, California · 13426 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.813 km N of Livermore, California · 13426 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.43 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13426 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.78 km N of Day Valley, California · 13425 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.93 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 13425 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13425 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.71 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13425 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.25 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13425 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.17 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13425 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.64 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13425 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13425 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.92 km NE of Lexington Hills, California · 13424 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.67 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13424 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.37 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13424 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.78 km N of Day Valley, California · 13424 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.62 km SSW of Hollister, California · 13424 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.52 km SSW of Hollister, California · 13424 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.76 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13423 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.74 km E of Day Valley, California · 13423 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.76 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13423 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.96 km SSE of Sunol, California · 13423 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13423 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.59 km N of Boulder Creek, California · 13423 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.82 km SSW of Saratoga, California · 13423 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.95 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13423 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13422 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.61 km NNE of Los Altos Hills, California · 13422 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13422 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.17 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13421 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13421 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.44 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13421 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 13429 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.911 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 13430 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.96 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13430 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13430 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13430 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13430 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13430 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.02 km NNE of Lexington Hills, California · 13430 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 3.56 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13430 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13430 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.60 km SSW of Stanford, California · 13430 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.56 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13431 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.14 km NE of Soquel, California · 13431 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.62 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13431 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13431 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13432 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.22 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13432 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.217 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13432 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.525 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13432 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.311 km WSW of Saratoga, California · 13432 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1170699. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:49 PM UTC.