California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California on Thu, Feb 22, 1990, 9:39 AM PST (17:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 3 km SSE of North Gate, 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
1990-02-22 17:39:44 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.863° N, 122.238° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.314 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13371 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.06 km N of Day Valley, California · 13370 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.45 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13370 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.811 km WNW of Calistoga, California · 13369 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.07 km ENE of Rohnert Park, California · 13369 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13369 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.93 km E of Day Valley, California · 13369 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.66 km N of Day Valley, California · 13369 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.26 km ENE of Rohnert Park, California · 13368 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.810 km NE of Milpitas, California · 13368 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.01 km ENE of Pittsburg, California · 13368 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.15 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13366 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.04 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 13366 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.815 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13364 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.86 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13364 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.57 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13364 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.214 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13364 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.614 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13363 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.32 km SSW of Saratoga, California · 13363 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.70 km ENE of Millbrae, California · 13362 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.71 km ENE of Millbrae, California · 13362 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.89 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13361 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.84 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California · 13361 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.93 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13361 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.85 km SW of Eldridge, California · 13360 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.015 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13360 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.36 km W of Davenport, California · 13359 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.6Northern California · 13359 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.17 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13358 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.63 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13357 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.74 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13357 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.65 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 13357 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.010 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 13357 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.63 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13356 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.415 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13356 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.52 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13355 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.76 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13355 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.95 km ENE of Rohnert Park, California · 13355 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.43 km SSE of Piedmont, California · 13354 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.113 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 13354 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.65 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13353 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.9Northern California · 13350 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.32 km SW of Cambrian Park, California · 13349 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.25 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13349 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 3.01 km NNW of North Gate, California · 13349 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.611 km ESE of Livermore, California · 13349 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.02 km NW of North Gate, California · 13349 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.91 km NNW of North Gate, California · 13348 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.41 km NNW of North Gate, California · 13347 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.13 km ESE of Pittsburg, California · 13346 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.59 km SW of Napa, California · 13346 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.615 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13345 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.65 km N of Windsor, California · 13345 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.36 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13345 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.58 km ENE of Healdsburg, California · 13344 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.93 km WSW of Forestville, California · 13344 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.40 km S of Los Altos Hills, California · 13344 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 13343 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.04 km WSW of Cupertino, California · 13343 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.614 km E of Angwin, California · 13343 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13374 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.513 km ENE of Healdsburg, California · 13374 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.66 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 13377 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13377 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.51 km ESE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 13378 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.618 km S of Tracy, California · 13378 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.77 km SW of Kenwood, California · 13378 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.54 km N of Day Valley, California · 13379 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.88 km N of Day Valley, California · 13379 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.51 km SSW of Monte Sereno, California · 13379 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.58 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13380 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.72 km SW of Saratoga, California · 13380 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.51 km W of Forestville, California · 13380 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.59 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 13380 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.711 km E of Blackhawk, California · 13381 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.57 km NE of Rohnert Park, California · 13382 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.712 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13382 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.71 km ESE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 13382 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.44 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13382 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.64 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13383 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc152970. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.