California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 14 km N of Brooktrails, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 14 km N of Brooktrails, California on Sat, Jul 28, 1990, 8:08 PM PDT (03:08 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-07-29 03:08:08 UTC
Depth
-0.9 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.577° N, 123.361° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km W of Cobb, California · 13217 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 13217 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.99 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13216 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.69 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13216 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.59 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13216 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.69 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13216 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.99 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13216 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.51 km ESE of Clearlake, California · 13216 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.95 km NE of Garberville, California · 13216 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.09 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13216 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.4Northern California · 13216 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.68 km W of Cobb, California · 13215 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.58 km W of Cobb, California · 13215 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.614 km SE of Laytonville, California · 13215 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.53 km SSE of Benbow, California · 13215 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 13215 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13212 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 13211 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.813 km ESE of Covelo, California · 13211 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.97 km W of Lakeport, California · 13211 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.55 km W of Cobb, California · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.030 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 13210 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.630 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 13210 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 13209 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.78 km N of Hopland, California · 13209 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13208 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 2.79 km W of Cobb, California · 13208 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.67 km ESE of Potter Valley, California · 13208 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.122 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13206 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.437 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 13206 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.039 km NW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 13206 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13206 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 13205 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 13205 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.236 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 13204 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.724 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13204 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 13203 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 3.110 km W of Cobb, California · 13203 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.98 km W of Cobb, California · 13201 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 13201 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 3.29 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13201 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 3.18 km W of Cobb, California · 13201 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 13201 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.28 km W of Cobb, California · 13201 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 4.26 km W of Cobb, California · 13201 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.75 km W of Cobb, California · 13201 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.06 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13201 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13201 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.15 km W of Cobb, California · 13201 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.09 km W of Cobb, California · 13200 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.01 km S of Redwood Valley, California · 13199 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.328 km W of Paskenta, California · 13196 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.54 km W of Laytonville, California · 13196 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 13192 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.623 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13192 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.424 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13192 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.812 km WNW of Ukiah, California · 13190 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13189 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.913 km SE of Laytonville, California · 13188 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 1.914 km SE of Laytonville, California · 13217 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.0near the coast of Northern California · 13217 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.015 km SE of Laytonville, California · 13217 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 13217 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.015 km N of Brooktrails, California · 13217 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.57 km E of Garberville, California · 13218 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13218 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.59 km NE of Cloverdale, California · 13218 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 13219 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 13221 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.716 km NNE of Nice, California · 13221 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.89 km W of Cobb, California · 13222 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13222 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.73 km NE of Clearlake, California · 13223 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13223 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.60 km E of Cloverdale, California · 13224 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.921 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13225 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.83 km W of Cobb, California · 13225 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.08 km NE of Hopland, California · 13225 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.79 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13225 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc20092709. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.