California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km NNW of Aromas, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Aromas, California on Mon, Apr 9, 1990, 4:52 AM PDT (11:52 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 5 km NNW of Aromas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-04-09 11:52:17 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.933° N, 121.666° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13326 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.35 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13326 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.313 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13326 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.03 km N of Aromas, California · 13326 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.03 km SW of Hollister, California · 13326 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.05 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13325 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13325 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.52 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13325 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.62 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13325 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.23 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13325 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.43 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13325 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.84 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13325 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.71 km ENE of Interlaken, CA · 13325 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.9Central California · 13325 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.32 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13325 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.02 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13325 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.12 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13325 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.83 km SW of Hollister, California · 13325 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.85 km WNW of Volta, California · 13324 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13324 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13323 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 3.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13323 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.34 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13323 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.95 km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 13323 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13323 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13323 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13322 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.83 km SW of Hollister, California · 13322 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.52 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13321 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.73 km N of Interlaken, California · 13321 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.15 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13321 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13321 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.67 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13320 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 13320 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13320 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.11 km NNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13320 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.77 km NE of Hollister, California · 13319 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 13319 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 13319 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13319 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13319 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 3.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13319 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.67 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13318 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.54 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13318 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.57 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13318 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.17 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13317 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.88 km NE of San Martin, California · 13317 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 4.33 km N of Aromas, California · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 4.74 km N of Aromas, California · 13317 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 4.94 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 5.45 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13317 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.75 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13317 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.84 km N of Aromas, California · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.35 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 2.14 km N of Aromas, California · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.14 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.32 km NNE of Aromas, California · 13317 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.92 km NE of Aromas, California · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.15 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.05 km E of Interlaken, California · 13317 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 2.75 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13326 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.25 km WSW of Davenport, California · 13326 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.93 km NNW of Seacliff, California · 13326 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13326 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.816 km S of Davenport, California · 13326 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.920 km S of Big Sur, California · 13326 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.98 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13327 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.81 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13328 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.62 km NNE of Aromas, California · 13328 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 4.01 km NNE of Aromas, California · 13328 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13328 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.816 km NW of Diablo Grande, California · 13328 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.87 km N of Day Valley, California · 13328 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13328 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13328 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.51 km WSW of Freedom, California · 13329 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 13330 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.62 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13330 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.44 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13330 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.72 km NNW of Seacliff, California · 13330 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc155633. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.