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M1.6 earthquake 25 km W of Volta, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 25 km W of Volta, California on Thu, Jan 12, 1989, 5:19 PM PST (01:19 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 14 km N of Morgan Hill, 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
1989-01-13 01:19:15 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.077° N, 121.212° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
156°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.48 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 13775 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13775 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 13775 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.87 km ENE of Hollister, California · 13775 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.410 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 13774 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.55 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13774 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.26 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 13774 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.84 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13773 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13773 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13773 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 13772 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.411 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13772 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.611 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13772 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13772 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.516 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13771 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.611 km SW of Brentwood, California · 13771 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13770 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13770 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13769 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.98 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 13768 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13768 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.76 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 13768 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13767 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13766 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.215 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13766 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13766 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13766 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.515 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13765 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.57 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13765 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13764 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.82 km NE of Union City, California · 13764 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13764 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.722 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 13762 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13761 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13761 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.620 km WSW of Volta, California · 13761 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.620 km WSW of Volta, California · 13761 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.119 km WSW of Volta, California · 13761 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13760 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.89 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13759 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.926 km NE of Soledad, California · 13759 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.26 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13758 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.715 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13758 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.74 km E of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 13758 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.66 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13758 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.036 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13758 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.736 km NE of King City, California · 13757 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.826 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13756 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13756 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.39 km N of East Foothills, California · 13755 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.62 km SSW of Riverdale Park, California · 13755 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.25 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13755 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.28 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 13754 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.59 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 13751 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13751 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13751 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13749 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 13749 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.89 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 13747 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13747 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 2.025 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13777 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13778 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CA · 13778 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13780 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.615 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13781 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.814 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13781 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.510 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13782 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.73 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13782 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.69 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13782 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13782 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13783 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 13784 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.611 km E of Blackhawk, California · 13784 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.39 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13784 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13785 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.223 km NE of Soledad, California · 13785 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 4.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13789 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13789 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.310 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13790 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.12 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13791 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc129874. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.