California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 36 km W of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 36 km W of Three Rocks, California on Mon, Jan 30, 1989, 10:44 AM PST (18:44 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-01-30 18:44:09 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.493° N, 120.796° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.736 km NE of King City, California · 13758 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.012 km W of Oak Shores, California · 13758 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.826 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13757 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13757 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.824 km W of Lockwood, California · 13756 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.25 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13755 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.610 km WNW of Huron, California · 13755 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13752 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.212 km WSW of Avenal, California · 13751 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.710 km W of Avenal, California · 13751 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.913 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 13751 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.818 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 13751 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13750 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.916 km N of San Simeon, California · 13748 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13748 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.96 km SSW of Huron, California · 13747 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.34 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13747 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13747 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.85 km S of Huron, California · 13747 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13745 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.75 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13744 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.617 km WSW of Mendota, California · 13742 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.830 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13741 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.611 km NE of Shandon, California · 13741 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.05 km N of Coalinga, California · 13741 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 13740 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.75 km ESE of Avenal, California · 13740 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.99 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 13740 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13740 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13740 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.75 km SE of Aromas, California · 13739 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.012 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13738 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13738 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.125 km NE of Soledad, California · 13738 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.15 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13737 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.67 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13737 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13737 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.35 km SE of Aromas, California · 13736 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 3.17 km NE of Hollister, California · 13736 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.67 km NNE of Hollister, California · 13736 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.65 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13736 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13735 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.27 km NE of Hollister, California · 13734 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13734 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.614 km SW of Lockwood, California · 13733 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13733 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13731 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.320 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13731 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.912 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13730 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 13730 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.74 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13730 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.80 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13729 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13728 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13728 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13728 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13727 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13727 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.030 km NE of Soledad, California · 13725 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.824 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 13725 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.124 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 13725 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 1.66 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13759 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.74 km E of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 13759 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.95 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13759 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.715 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13759 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.926 km NE of Soledad, California · 13759 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.89 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13759 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13760 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.820 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13761 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.119 km WSW of Volta, California · 13761 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.620 km WSW of Volta, California · 13761 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.620 km WSW of Volta, California · 13761 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.83 km NW of Avenal, California · 13762 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13762 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13762 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.722 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 13762 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13763 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13763 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13764 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13764 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.57 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13765 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc130650. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:40 AM UTC.