California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km NNW of Aromas, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Aromas, California on Fri, Dec 14, 1990, 1:59 PM PST (21:59 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 33 km SE of Big Sur, 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
1990-12-14 21:59:03 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.919° N, 121.656° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.935 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13078 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.332 km WSW of Davenport, California · 13077 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13076 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13075 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13075 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.23 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13074 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.82 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13074 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13073 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.52 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13073 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.71 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13073 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13072 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13072 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13072 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13072 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13069 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.02 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.12 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13069 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13069 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.76 km E of East Foothills, California · 13068 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.61 km S of Los Altos Hills, California · 13068 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.89 km E of San Martin, California · 13067 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13066 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.65 km SE of Aromas, California · 13066 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13065 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13064 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13064 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.24 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13063 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13063 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.82 km W of Monte Sereno, California · 13063 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 13062 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 13062 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.64 km SE of Aromas, California · 13062 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.85 km SE of Aromas, California · 13062 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.94 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13062 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13062 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.915 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13062 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 3.13 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13061 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.112 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13061 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.94 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13061 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13060 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.18 km NE of Milpitas, California · 13060 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13060 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13059 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.17 km W of Volta, California · 13059 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.74 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13058 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.95 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13057 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.67 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13057 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13057 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.67 km NE of Hollister, California · 13056 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.24 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13055 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.16 km E of East Foothills, California · 13053 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.53 km E of Corralitos, California · 13053 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13053 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.78 km WSW of Davenport, California · 13052 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.913 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13050 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.73 km SSW of Saratoga, California · 13050 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.85 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13049 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13049 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13078 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.010 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13079 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.63 km ESE of Union City, California · 13080 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13080 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.9Central California · 13080 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.030 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13080 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13082 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.927 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13082 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.923 km W of Volta, California · 13082 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13083 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13083 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13084 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13085 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13086 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13086 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13086 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.92 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13086 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.62 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13086 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.66 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13087 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13087 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc202983. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.