California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Central California on Mon, Jul 30, 1990, 8:27 PM PDT (03:27 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-07-31 03:27:50 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.273° N, 120.840° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
30

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 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 13214 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.69 km S of Carmel Valley Village, California · 13213 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.8Central California · 13213 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13213 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.213 km ENE of Shandon, California · 13212 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.513 km ENE of Shandon, California · 13212 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.220 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13212 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.113 km E of Shandon, California · 13212 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.913 km ENE of Shandon, California · 13212 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.29 km WSW of Cayucos, California · 13212 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 13211 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.18 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13211 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.92 km WNW of Tres Pinos, California · 13211 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13211 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 4.02 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13209 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 13209 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.81 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13209 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.73 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13209 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13209 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.44 km SE of Aromas, California · 13208 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.74 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13208 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.932 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13208 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.91 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13208 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13208 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.61 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13207 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.65 km W of Volta, California · 13207 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.97 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 13207 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.71 km E of Aromas, California · 13207 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13206 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 3.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13206 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13206 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.97 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 13206 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.61 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 13205 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.723 km ENE of King City, California · 13205 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13204 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.65 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13204 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 13204 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13204 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13203 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.12 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13202 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.9Central California · 13202 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13202 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.330 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13202 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.96 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13201 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.14 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13201 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.74 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 13201 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.011 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13199 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.010 km W of Cayucos, California · 13198 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.921 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13197 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13197 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13197 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 13196 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 13195 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.810 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 13195 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 13194 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 13194 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 13194 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.55 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13194 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 3.11 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13193 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.5Central California · 13214 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.418 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.12 km E of Aromas, California · 13215 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13215 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.6Central California · 13216 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13216 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13217 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13217 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13217 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13217 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.512 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13218 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.813 km NW of Avenal, CA · 13218 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13218 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.2Central California · 13218 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.12 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13218 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13218 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13218 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.53 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13219 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.23 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13219 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13219 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc161843 (also filed as ci1060750). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.