California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km SW of Broadmoor, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Broadmoor, California on Thu, Nov 15, 1990, 12:51 PM PST (20:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 11 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-11-15 20:51:01 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.663° N, 122.514° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.48 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13107 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.83 km W of Roseland, California · 13107 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.66 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 13103 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.71 km SSE of Saratoga, California · 13103 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.64 km WSW of Kenwood, California · 13103 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.821 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13102 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.69 km WNW of American Canyon, California · 13100 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.715 km W of Davenport, California · 13100 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13099 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.67 km N of Day Valley, California · 13098 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.41 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13098 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.211 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 13097 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.01 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13096 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13095 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.93 km NNW of Seacliff, California · 13095 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.76 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 13093 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.918 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13093 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.81 km NE of Ashland, California · 13093 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.61 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13092 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.75 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 13091 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13091 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.41 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13091 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.55 km SW of Davenport, California · 13090 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.83 km NNW of Seacliff, California · 13090 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.62 km SSW of Green Valley, California · 13090 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.66 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13088 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.66 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13087 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.62 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13087 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.92 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13087 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.86 km WSW of Glen Ellen, California · 13082 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.63 km ESE of Union City, California · 13081 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.52 km ENE of Pacheco, California · 13080 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.31 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13080 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.010 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13080 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.51 km E of Alamo, California · 13080 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.71 km E of Alamo, California · 13080 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.71 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13080 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.332 km WSW of Davenport, California · 13077 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13076 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13076 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.82 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13075 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.80 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 13072 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13072 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.99 km NW of Daly City, California · 13071 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.41 km N of Pleasant Hill, California · 13071 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13069 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.76 km E of East Foothills, California · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.61 km S of Los Altos Hills, California · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.82 km W of Monte Sereno, California · 13063 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13063 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.915 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13062 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.112 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13061 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.18 km NE of Milpitas, California · 13061 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.67 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13058 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.53 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 13057 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.91 km W of American Canyon, California · 13055 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.16 km E of East Foothills, California · 13054 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.53 km E of Corralitos, California · 13054 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.78 km WSW of Davenport, California · 13053 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.913 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13051 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.13 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13108 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.53 km ESE of Sonoma, California · 13108 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.13 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13110 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.13 km ESE of Berkeley, California · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.05 km E of Day Valley, California · 13111 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.613 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13112 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13112 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.913 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 13113 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.71 km NNW of Diablo, California · 13114 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.60 km NW of Diablo, California · 13114 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.92 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13115 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.72 km NW of Green Valley, California · 13115 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.92 km NE of Lexington Hills, California · 13115 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.65 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 13116 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.7Northern California · 13116 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.81 km W of Alamo, California · 13117 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.71 km W of Alamo, California · 13117 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13120 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13123 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.75 km NE of Scotts Valley, California · 13124 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc201585. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:21 AM UTC.