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M2.5 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in Central California on Sat, Jul 14, 1990, 9:31 PM PDT (04:31 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 14 km S of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-07-15 04:31:55 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.839° N, 121.576° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13229 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.6Central California · 13229 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.21 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13228 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13228 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.92 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13228 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.59 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13228 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.931 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13228 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.44 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13227 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13227 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.15 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13227 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.37 km NE of Hollister, California · 13227 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.313 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13227 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.62 km SW of Lexington Hills, California · 13227 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13227 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13227 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.137 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13227 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.64 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13226 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.95 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13226 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.1Northern California · 13226 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13226 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.81 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13225 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.35 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13222 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.84 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13222 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.77 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13222 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.86 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13222 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.818 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13222 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13222 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13221 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.23 km SE of Aromas, California · 13220 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.910 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 13220 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.610 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 13220 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.56 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13220 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.230 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13220 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.83 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13219 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.510 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 13219 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.23 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13218 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13218 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13218 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13218 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.512 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13217 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.7Northern California · 13217 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13217 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13217 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13217 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.02 km E of La Honda, California · 13216 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.64 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13215 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.6Central California · 13215 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13215 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.64 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13215 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13215 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.12 km E of Aromas, California · 13215 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.418 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.5Central California · 13214 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.9Central California · 13213 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 13213 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13213 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.69 km S of Carmel Valley Village, California · 13213 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13212 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.8Central California · 13212 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13212 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 1.72 km WNW of Corralitos, California · 13229 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.63 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13230 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.83 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13230 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.51 km WNW of Corralitos, California · 13230 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.745 km SW of Davenport, California · 13230 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.15 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13231 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.142 km SW of Davenport, California · 13231 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.139 km WSW of Davenport, California · 13231 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13231 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.02 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13232 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.17 km N of Interlaken, California · 13232 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.26 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13233 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.54 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13234 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.823 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13234 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13235 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.94 km E of Interlaken, California · 13235 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.89 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 13235 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.92 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13236 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.440 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13236 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.26 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13236 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc161124. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.