California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central California on Sun, Jun 10, 1990, 1:28 PM PDT (20:28 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km ESE of Aromas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-06-10 20:28:41 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.513° N, 121.098° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13263 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.63 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13263 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.51 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13263 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.94 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13263 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13263 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.81 km NE of Aromas, California · 13263 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.512 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 13262 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.04 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13262 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.97 km N of Day Valley, California · 13262 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.710 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 13260 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.510 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13260 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.39 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 13260 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13260 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13260 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13259 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.13 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13259 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.96 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13259 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13259 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.411 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13259 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 3.010 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 13259 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.610 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 13258 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13258 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.610 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13258 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.29 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13258 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13258 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13258 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.65 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13258 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.13 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13258 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13257 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13257 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.62 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 13256 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.63 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13256 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 3.38 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13256 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13256 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13256 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.65 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13255 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13255 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.65 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13254 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.911 km W of Volta, California · 13254 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.94 km E of Interlaken, California · 13254 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13254 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.79 km W of Volta, California · 13253 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.96 km WNW of Volta, California · 13253 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.7Northern California · 13253 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13253 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.212 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13253 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.710 km NNE of Cambria, California · 13252 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13252 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13252 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.62 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13251 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.94 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13251 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.14 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13251 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13251 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.95 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13251 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.55 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13251 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.69 km WNW of Volta, California · 13250 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.45 km WNW of Volta, California · 13249 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.54 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13249 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.17 km W of Volta, California · 13248 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.012 km SW of Huron, California · 13247 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13266 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13266 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.64 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13267 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.911 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13267 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13268 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.76 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13269 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.91 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13270 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13270 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.111 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13270 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.82 km E of Aromas, California · 13270 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.611 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13270 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13270 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.63 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13271 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.914 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 13271 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.22 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13271 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.823 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13271 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.63 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13271 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.13 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13272 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13272 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13272 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc159108. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.