M1.5 earthquake 31 km WNW of Three Rocks, California

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sun, Oct 1, 1989, 8:07 AM PDT

UTC

1989-10-01 15:07:08 UTC

Depth

6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.606° N, 120.716° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.4 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

260°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

13

• Mendota, CaliforniaPopulation 11,430. Forecast34 kmWSW
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast84 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast362 kmNW

After

1. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Oct 1, 3:08 PM PDT · 13515 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
2. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Oct 1, 3:09 PM PDT · 13515 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
3. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Oct 1, 3:19 PM PDT · 13515 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
4. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Oct 1, 4:40 PM PDT · 13515 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
5. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Oct 1, 7:06 PM PDT · 13515 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
6. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 2, 5:14 AM PDT · 13514 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
7. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 2, 5:16 AM PDT · 13514 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
8. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 2, 5:32 AM PDT · 13514 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 2, 1:43 PM PDT · 13514 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
10. 2.027 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Oct 3, 5:44 AM PDT · 13513 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
11. 1.633 km SW of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 3, 9:20 AM PDT · 13513 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
12. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 2:05 AM PDT · 13512 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
13. 1.61 km E of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 3:49 AM PDT · 13512 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
14. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Oct 4, 6:13 PM PDT · 13512 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
15. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 5, 9:40 AM PDT · 13511 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
16. 2.028 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Oct 6, 12:55 AM PDT · 13510 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.629 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Oct 6, 12:55 AM PDT · 13510 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.48 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 6, 2:14 AM PDT · 13510 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
19. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Oct 6, 11:39 AM PDT · 13510 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
20. 2.06 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Oct 6, 7:29 PM PDT · 13510 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
21. 2.29 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 6, 7:52 PM PDT · 13509 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
22. 2.634 km WNW of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, Oct 7, 9:51 PM PDT · 13508 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
23. 3.324 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Oct 8, 5:36 AM PDT · 13508 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
24. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Oct 9, 2:57 AM PDT · 13507 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
25. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Oct 9, 12:46 PM PDT · 13507 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
26. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 9, 10:30 PM PDT · 13506 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
27. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 10, 11:29 AM PDT · 13506 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
28. 2.13 km S of Parkwood, CaliforniaWed, Oct 11, 2:56 AM PDT · 13505 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
29. 1.614 km NNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Oct 11, 3:35 AM PDT · 13505 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
30. 1.97 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaWed, Oct 11, 12:53 PM PDT · 13505 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
31. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Oct 11, 8:07 PM PDT · 13504 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
32. 2.224 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 7:32 AM PDT · 13504 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
33. 2.324 km E of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 10:57 AM PDT · 13504 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
34. 2.815 km S of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 6:52 PM PDT · 13504 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
35. 2.828 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 13, 5:22 AM PDT · 13503 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
36. 1.8Central CaliforniaFri, Oct 13, 5:27 AM PDT · 13503 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
37. 2.09 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaFri, Oct 13, 4:33 PM PDT · 13503 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
38. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Oct 16, 12:56 PM PDT · 13500 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
39. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 16, 6:02 PM PDT · 13500 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
40. 1.9Central CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 12:42 AM PDT · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
41. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 2:20 AM PDT · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
42. 3.65 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:22 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
43. 3.31 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:28 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
44. 4.04 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:45 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
45. 3.00 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:46 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
46. 3.31 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:47 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
47. 2.64 km N of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:55 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
48. 2.97 km N of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 5:56 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
49. 3.11 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 6:01 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
50. 3.14 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 6:07 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
51. 2.83 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 6:13 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
52. 2.43 km N of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 6:14 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
53. 2.11 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 6:18 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
54. 2.78 km W of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 6:19 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
55. 3.91 km N of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 6:21 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
56. 3.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 6:24 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
57. 3.23 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 6:28 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
58. 2.24 km ESE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 6:29 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
59. 2.06 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 6:36 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
60. 2.54 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Oct 17, 6:38 PM PDT · 13499 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 1, 6:20 AM PDT · 13515 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
2. 2.28 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 30, 10:43 PM PDT · 13515 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
3. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Sep 30, 10:15 PM PDT · 13515 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
4. 4.011 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Sep 30, 2:21 AM PDT · 13516 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
5. 1.66 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Sep 29, 6:00 AM PDT · 13517 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
6. 3.225 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Sep 28, 8:42 AM PDT · 13518 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
7. 2.327 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 27, 10:06 PM PDT · 13518 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
8. 1.64 km SSW of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Sep 27, 9:15 PM PDT · 13518 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
9. 2.011 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 26, 2:18 AM PDT · 13520 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
10. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 25, 1:08 AM PDT · 13521 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
11. 2.37 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Sep 25, 1:02 AM PDT · 13521 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
12. 1.816 km WSW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 24, 6:35 PM PDT · 13522 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
13. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Sep 23, 10:05 AM PDT · 13523 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.228 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Sep 22, 11:30 AM PDT · 13524 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Sep 21, 11:16 PM PDT · 13524 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
16. 3.010 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Sep 21, 2:31 PM PDT · 13525 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
17. 3.110 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Sep 21, 2:28 PM PDT · 13525 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
18. 1.910 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Sep 21, 10:59 AM PDT · 13525 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
19. 2.45 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Sep 21, 6:05 AM PDT · 13525 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.87 km NE of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Sep 21, 2:05 AM PDT · 13525 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc144835. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC.