California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Central California on Fri, Oct 19, 1990, 1:23 AM PDT (08:23 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km SSW of Oak Shores, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-10-19 08:23:18 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.301° N, 120.457° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.923 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13133 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.96 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13133 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.85 km S of Avenal, California · 13133 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.95 km S of Avenal, California · 13133 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.62 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13133 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.619 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13133 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13132 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.718 km N of Coalinga, California · 13132 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.54 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13131 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 3.38 km E of Coalinga, California · 13131 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13130 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13130 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 13129 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 13129 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.95 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13129 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13129 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.313 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13128 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 13128 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13126 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13126 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.79 km WSW of Huron, California · 13124 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.64 km SSW of San Ardo, California · 13124 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.85 km SE of Cantua Creek, California · 13124 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13124 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13124 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.94 km NNW of Cambria, California · 13123 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.220 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13123 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.88 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13123 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.34 km W of Gonzales, California · 13122 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13122 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13122 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13122 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13121 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.623 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 13120 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.88 km NE of Avenal, California · 13120 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.85 km NE of Avenal, California · 13120 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.70 km W of Avenal, California · 13120 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.05 km NE of Avenal, California · 13120 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.022 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13120 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.57 km N of Avenal, California · 13119 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.19 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13119 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.55 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 13117 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13117 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.714 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 13117 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.037 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13113 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 4.011 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 13112 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.88 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13109 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.68 km N of Avenal, California · 13109 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13108 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.79 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13107 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 3.110 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13107 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.86 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13107 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.69 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 13106 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.411 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13106 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 13106 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.124 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 13105 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 2.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13105 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 13105 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.522 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13103 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13134 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.7Near the coast of Central California · 13134 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.38km NNE of Corcoran, CA · 13135 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13136 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13136 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.617 km SW of Lockwood, California · 13137 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13137 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.213 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13138 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.65 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13138 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.6Central California · 13139 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13140 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 13140 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 13140 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13141 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.73 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13141 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.126 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 13141 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 13142 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13142 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc165543 (also filed as ci143969). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:14 AM UTC.