California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km ESE of Aromas, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Aromas, California on Sun, Oct 14, 1990, 8:47 AM PDT (15:47 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km E of Interlaken, 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
1990-10-14 15:47:50 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.878° N, 121.615° 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
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.62 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13138 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.65 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13138 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13138 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.213 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.35 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13137 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13137 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.719 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13137 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.921 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13137 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.921 km S of Davenport, California · 13137 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.08 km NNE of Gilroy, California · 13137 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.422 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13137 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13136 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.67 km WSW of Davenport, California · 13136 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13136 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13136 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13134 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.78 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13134 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.17 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 13134 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.923 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13133 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.52 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13133 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.728 km SSW of Bonny Doon, CA · 13133 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.726 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13132 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.828 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13132 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.425 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13132 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.16 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13132 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.513 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 13131 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.31 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13131 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13130 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.414 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13130 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13130 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.6Northern California · 13130 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.425 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 13130 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.714 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13130 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 13129 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.65 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13129 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.95 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13129 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.16 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13129 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.76 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13128 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13128 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.313 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13128 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.91 km NW of Loyola, California · 13128 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.05 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 13127 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13126 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13126 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.67 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13126 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.02 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13125 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13124 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13124 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.64 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13123 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.88 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13123 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.75 km NE of Scotts Valley, California · 13123 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.34 km W of Gonzales, California · 13122 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.92 km NNE of Aromas, California · 13122 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13122 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13122 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 2.5Northern California · 13139 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.6Central California · 13139 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13140 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.04 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13141 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.619 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13141 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13141 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.73 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13141 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.62 km SE of Aromas, California · 13142 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13142 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 13142 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13143 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13143 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.829 km NE of Soledad, California · 13143 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.22 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13143 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13143 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.93 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13144 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13144 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13144 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.73 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13145 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.86 km WSW of Saratoga, California · 13146 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc165305. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.