California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km SW of Bodega Bay, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Bodega Bay, California on Thu, May 31, 1990, 12:15 AM PDT (07:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km W of Cobb, 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
1990-05-31 07:15:58 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.312° N, 123.077° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
203°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km SW of Cobb, California · 13275 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.212 km W of Cobb, California · 13275 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.712 km W of Cobb, California · 13275 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.77 km W of Cobb, California · 13275 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.713 km ENE of Cloverdale, California · 13274 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.05 km W of Cobb, California · 13274 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 13274 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 13273 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.31 km SSE of Clear Lake Riviera, California · 13272 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.09 km W of Cobb, California · 13272 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 13272 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.65 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13271 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.610 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13271 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.92 km SSE of North Lakeport, California · 13270 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13270 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13270 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.45 km W of Cobb, California · 13270 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.5Northern California · 13268 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.09 km W of Cobb, California · 13268 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.59 km W of Cobb, California · 13268 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.29 km W of Cobb, California · 13268 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13267 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 13266 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.04 km W of Cobb, California · 13266 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 3.64 km W of Cobb, California · 13266 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 13266 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.84 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13266 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 13266 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 13266 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13266 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.97 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13265 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.86 km W of Cobb, California · 13264 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 3.55 km SW of Yountville, California · 13264 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 13263 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.63 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13262 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.74 km W of Cobb, California · 13262 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 13262 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.54 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13261 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.93 km SW of Moskowite Corner, California · 13261 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 13260 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.92 km SW of Cobb, California · 13260 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.07 km W of Cobb, California · 13259 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.913 km NNW of Moskowite Corner, California · 13257 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.58 km W of Cobb, California · 13257 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.010 km NNE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 13257 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.38 km W of Cobb, California · 13257 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13256 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.64 km N of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 13255 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.9Northern California · 13255 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.73 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.112 km SSW of Kelseyville, California · 13254 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 13254 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 13254 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 13254 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.68 km W of Cobb, CA · 13254 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.76 km SW of Cobb, California · 13254 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.74 km SW of Cobb, California · 13253 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.64 km SW of Cobb, California · 13253 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.55 km ESE of Boonville, California · 13253 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.58 km NNE of Geyserville, California · 13253 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 1.87 km E of Hopland, California · 13276 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.76 km W of Cobb, California · 13276 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.84 km W of Cobb, California · 13276 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.812 km ENE of Cloverdale, California · 13278 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 13278 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.6Northern California · 13278 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13278 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13278 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 13279 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.612 km ENE of Cloverdale, California · 13279 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.90 km W of Crockett, California · 13280 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13280 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.74 km ESE of Alameda, California · 13280 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.06 km SW of Cobb, California · 13281 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 13282 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.74 km S of Cobb, California · 13282 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 13283 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 13283 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.48 km W of Cobb, California · 13283 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.19 km W of Cobb, California · 13283 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc158585. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC.