California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 20 km S of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 20 km S of Three Rocks, California on Fri, Jan 27, 1989, 6:05 PM PST (02:05 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km NE of San Lucas, 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
1989-01-28 02:05:13 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.321° N, 120.421° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13760 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.89 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13760 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.926 km NE of Soledad, California · 13760 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.715 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13759 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.95 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13759 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.66 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13759 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.036 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13758 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.736 km NE of King City, California · 13758 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.012 km W of Oak Shores, California · 13758 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.816 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 13757 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.826 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13757 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13757 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.824 km W of Lockwood, California · 13757 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.25 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13756 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.610 km WNW of Huron, California · 13756 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.911 km NNE of Cayucos, California · 13755 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.212 km WSW of Avenal, California · 13752 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.710 km W of Avenal, California · 13752 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.913 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 13751 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.818 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 13751 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13750 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.916 km N of San Simeon, California · 13748 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13748 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.96 km SSW of Huron, California · 13748 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.34 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13747 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13747 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.85 km S of Huron, California · 13747 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13745 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.617 km WSW of Mendota, California · 13742 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.611 km NE of Shandon, California · 13741 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.05 km N of Coalinga, California · 13741 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 13741 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.75 km ESE of Avenal, California · 13741 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.99 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 13740 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13740 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13740 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.012 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13739 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13739 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.125 km NE of Soledad, California · 13738 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.67 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13737 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13737 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.65 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13736 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13734 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.614 km SW of Lockwood, California · 13734 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13733 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13731 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.320 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13731 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.912 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13731 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 13730 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.74 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13730 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.80 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13730 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13728 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13728 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13728 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13727 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13727 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.030 km NE of Soledad, California · 13726 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 2.824 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 13726 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.124 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 13726 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13724 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.83 km NW of Avenal, California · 13762 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13762 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13762 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.722 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 13763 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13763 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13763 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13764 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13765 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13766 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13767 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13767 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13767 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 13768 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13769 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13770 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.73 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 13770 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13771 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.84 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13771 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13772 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.83 km NE of Avenal, California · 13773 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc130569. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.