California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km SSW of Sunol, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Sunol, California on Thu, Nov 2, 1989, 1:34 PM PST (21:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 4 km NW of Day Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-11-02 21:34:00 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.533° N, 121.907° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
38

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 191 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13486 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.96 km SSW of Sunol, California · 13486 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.010 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 13486 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.76 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13486 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.56 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13486 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.02 km WSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13486 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.75 km S of Gilroy, California · 13485 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.63 km SW of Cupertino, California · 13485 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.74 km SW of Cupertino, California · 13485 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.65 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13485 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.25 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13485 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13485 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.50 km ESE of Zayante, California · 13485 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.04 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13485 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.13 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13485 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.77 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13485 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.82 km NE of Lexington Hills, California · 13485 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.67 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13485 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.67 km ENE of Scotts Valley, California · 13485 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.85 km E of Interlaken, California · 13485 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.62 km NW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13485 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.52 km NNW of Corralitos, California · 13485 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.68 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13485 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.83 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13485 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.10 km ESE of Lompico, California · 13485 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.85 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13484 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.76 km N of Interlaken, California · 13484 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.57 km NW of Day Valley, CA · 13484 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.810 km ESE of Sunol, California · 13484 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.65 km N of San Leandro, California · 13484 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 3.65 km N of San Leandro, California · 13484 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.53 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13484 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.81 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13484 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.13 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13484 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.89 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 13484 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.67 km ENE of Scotts Valley, California · 13484 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.64 km WSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13484 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.96 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13484 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.82 km E of Saranap, California · 13484 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.93 km SE of Aromas, California · 13484 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.72 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13484 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13484 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.64 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13484 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.15 km E of Interlaken, California · 13484 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 4.06 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13484 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.83 km WSW of Portola Valley, California · 13484 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.42 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13484 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.53 km NE of Amesti, California · 13483 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.85 km N of Corralitos, California · 13483 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.27 km ENE of Day Valley, CA · 13483 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.72 km E of Corralitos, California · 13483 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13483 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.93 km NE of Soquel, California · 13483 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.59 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13483 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.32 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 13483 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 4.24 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13483 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.63 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13483 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.02 km SE of Day Valley, California · 13483 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.99 km W of Davenport, California · 13483 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13483 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.83 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13486 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.06 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13486 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.92 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13486 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.00 km ESE of Zayante, California · 13486 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.73 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13486 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.27 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13486 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.91 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13486 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.52 km N of Aromas, California · 13486 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.89 km N of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.56 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.64 km WSW of Cupertino, California · 13486 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.37 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13486 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.67 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.16 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.97 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.66 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.67 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.96 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.66 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.76 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13486 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc151491. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.