M1.6 earthquake 3 km W of Avenal, California

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sun, Dec 9, 1990, 6:22 PM PST

UTC

1990-12-10 02:22:51 UTC

Depth

14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.002° N, 120.167° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

91°

Stations used

14

• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast3 kmW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast87 kmWSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast279 kmNW

After

1. 3.23 km WSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 6:34 PM PST · 13082 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.93 km WSW of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Dec 10, 5:21 AM PST · 13082 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.512 km SE of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 3:04 PM PST · 13080 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.030 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 8:24 PM PST · 13080 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Dec 13, 5:55 PM PST · 13078 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.935 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaFri, Dec 14, 3:18 PM PST · 13077 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
7. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Dec 14, 6:50 PM PST · 13077 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
8. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 18, 10:49 PM PST · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 5:45 AM PST · 13073 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
10. 2.84 km S of Oak Shores, CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 8:25 AM PST · 13072 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
11. 1.54 km WNW of Lake Nacimiento, CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 8:48 AM PST · 13072 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
12. 1.88 km NE of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 10:16 AM PST · 13071 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
13. 1.711 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 8:42 PM PST · 13071 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
14. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Dec 21, 5:26 PM PST · 13070 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Dec 23, 5:40 AM PST · 13069 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
16. 1.621 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 11:06 AM PST · 13065 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
17. 2.218 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 3:00 PM PST · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
18. 2.518 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 3:02 PM PST · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.217 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 3:07 PM PST · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
20. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Dec 27, 3:21 AM PST · 13065 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
21. 2.97km ENE of Avenal, CAThu, Dec 27, 5:49 AM PST · 13065 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
22. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Dec 29, 6:07 AM PST · 13063 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
23. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Dec 29, 5:43 PM PST · 13062 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
24. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jan 1, 10:43 AM PST · 13059 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
25. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jan 1, 5:16 PM PST · 13059 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
26. 1.86 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Jan 2, 2:06 PM PST · 13058 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
27. 2.015 km S of Lake Nacimiento, CaliforniaThu, Jan 3, 5:05 AM PST · 13058 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
28. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jan 3, 4:26 PM PST · 13057 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
29. 2.310 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Jan 4, 9:35 AM PST · 13056 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
30. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Jan 5, 12:59 AM PST · 13056 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
31. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 3:02 PM PST · 13054 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
32. 1.924 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 12:16 PM PST · 13052 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
33. 3.11 km WNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Jan 9, 2:09 PM PST · 13051 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
34. 1.826km NW of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Jan 9, 8:45 PM PST · 13051 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
35. 1.527km NW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jan 10, 11:33 AM PST · 13050 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
36. 1.728km NW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jan 10, 11:48 AM PST · 13050 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
37. 1.927km NW of Buttonwillow, CAThu, Jan 10, 3:06 PM PST · 13050 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
38. 3.64 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 14, 1:07 AM PST · 13047 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
39. 2.08 km SE of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jan 14, 10:33 PM PST · 13046 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
40. 1.57 km W of Garden Farms, CaliforniaTue, Jan 15, 4:29 PM PST · 13045 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
41. 1.813 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaWed, Jan 16, 1:27 AM PST · 13045 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
42. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jan 17, 1:37 PM PST · 13043 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
43. 2.126 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Jan 18, 10:18 AM PST · 13042 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
44. 1.923 km NE of King City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 19, 1:38 PM PST · 13041 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
45. 1.813 km WNW of Oak Shores, CaliforniaSat, Jan 19, 4:14 PM PST · 13041 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
46. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Jan 19, 4:29 PM PST · 13041 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
47. 1.89 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Jan 20, 4:03 AM PST · 13041 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
48. 2.914 km NNE of Shandon, CaliforniaSun, Jan 20, 6:47 PM PST · 13040 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
49. 2.923 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, Jan 21, 8:28 AM PST · 13039 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
50. 1.911km N of Simmler, CATue, Jan 22, 11:14 AM PST · 13038 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
51. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jan 22, 8:26 PM PST · 13038 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
52. 1.522 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jan 24, 6:15 AM PST · 13037 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
53. 1.58 km SW of Atascadero, CaliforniaThu, Jan 24, 12:26 PM PST · 13036 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
54. 1.73 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jan 25, 3:35 AM PST · 13036 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
55. 1.78 km NE of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jan 25, 10:26 AM PST · 13035 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
56. 2.04 km SSW of Lemoore Station, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 3:18 PM PST · 13033 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
57. 1.923 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 12:11 AM PST · 13033 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
58. 1.8Central CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 7:54 AM PST · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
59. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Feb 1, 1:23 AM PST · 13029 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
60. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Feb 2, 10:28 PM PST · 13027 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

1. 2.33 km W of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 6:22 PM PST · 13082 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Dec 9, 6:31 AM PST · 13083 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.51km SSE of Delano, CAFri, Dec 7, 8:59 PM PST · 13084 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
4. 2.17 km ENE of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Dec 6, 11:15 AM PST · 13085 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
5. 2.48 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Dec 5, 8:43 AM PST · 13086 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
6. 1.78 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 4, 5:32 AM PST · 13088 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
7. 1.89 km WNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 4, 5:13 AM PST · 13088 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
8. 2.225 km NNE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Dec 3, 9:58 AM PST · 13088 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
9. 1.86 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Dec 3, 7:31 AM PST · 13089 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
10. 2.711 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Dec 2, 6:20 PM PST · 13089 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.419 km W of Lost Hills, CaliforniaSat, Dec 1, 5:57 PM PST · 13090 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
12. 1.97 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Nov 30, 7:58 AM PST · 13091 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.68 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Nov 30, 7:45 AM PST · 13091 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
14. 1.87 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Nov 30, 7:19 AM PST · 13092 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
15. 1.78 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Nov 30, 7:15 AM PST · 13092 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
16. 2.25 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Nov 30, 7:14 AM PST · 13092 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
17. 1.97 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Nov 30, 7:14 AM PST · 13092 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
18. 1.97 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Nov 30, 7:03 AM PST · 13092 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
19. 1.77 km NNE of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Nov 30, 6:52 AM PST · 13092 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
20. 1.613 km S of Stratford, CaliforniaThu, Nov 29, 10:38 PM PST · 13092 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc203684 (also filed as ci2008652). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.