California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km NE of Cleone, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Cleone, California on Sun, Oct 14, 1990, 4:04 AM PDT (11:04 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 34 km SW of Scotia, 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
1990-10-14 11:04:00 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.571° N, 123.689° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 15.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km ENE of Brooktrails, California · 13137 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.515 km SW of Scotia, California · 13134 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.119 km E of Potter Valley, California · 13133 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.918 km E of Potter Valley, California · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.822 km NNE of Upper Lake, California · 13131 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.66 km ESE of Hopland, California · 13131 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.119 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 13129 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.510 km N of Cloverdale, California · 13127 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.62 km NNE of Talmage, California · 13126 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.62 km NNE of Talmage, California · 13126 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.024 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13124 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.95 km W of Laytonville, California · 13121 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.624 km SSW of Scotia, California · 13121 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.84 km NE of Point Arena, California · 13120 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.05 km SE of Benbow, California · 13117 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.718 km WSW of Mad River, California · 13117 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.817 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 13116 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.78 km ENE of Willits, California · 13112 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.310 km W of Elk Creek, California · 13112 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.615 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 13109 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.824 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13106 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.831 km SW of Scotia, California · 13105 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.612 km SSW of Scotia, California · 13103 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.88 km NNE of Comptche, California · 13103 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.111 km SSE of Boonville, California · 13102 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.916 km N of Upper Lake, California · 13101 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 13101 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.13 km SE of Benbow, California · 13101 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.6Northern California · 13101 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.04 km SE of Benbow, California · 13101 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 3.14 km SSE of Benbow, California · 13101 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.68 km ESE of Benbow, California · 13101 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.84 km SSE of Benbow, California · 13101 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.23 km SE of Benbow, California · 13101 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 3.130 km SW of Scotia, California · 13100 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.74 km NNE of Brooktrails, California · 13099 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.712 km SE of Leggett, California · 13099 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 4.134 km SW of Scotia, California · 13098 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.83 km SE of Benbow, California · 13098 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 3.04 km SSE of Benbow, California · 13098 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.57 km ESE of Willits, California · 13098 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.82 km E of Benbow, California · 13098 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.74 km SSW of Benbow, California · 13098 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.132 km SW of Scotia, California · 13098 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.612 km SSE of Laytonville, California · 13096 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.731 km SW of Scotia, California · 13094 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.87 km ENE of Hopland, California · 13094 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.616 km N of Upper Lake, California · 13094 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.68 km NNE of Potter Valley, California · 13093 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.610 km W of Redwood Valley, California · 13093 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.625 km SSW of Scotia, California · 13091 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.74 km SE of Benbow, California · 13090 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 3.922 km WSW of Weott, California · 13089 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.62 km ESE of Benbow, California · 13084 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.28 km S of Scotia, California · 13083 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.612 km ESE of Leggett, California · 13083 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.59 km SE of Hopland, California · 13080 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.029 km SE of Covelo, California · 13080 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.724 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13080 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.512 km N of Brooktrails, California · 13144 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.312 km N of Brooktrails, California · 13145 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.812 km N of Brooktrails, California · 13146 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.55 km W of Covelo, California · 13148 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.03 km ESE of Benbow, California · 13151 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.16 km W of Laytonville, California · 13151 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.022 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13152 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 13154 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.710 km NW of Redwood Valley, California · 13155 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.913 km SE of Covelo, California · 13157 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.93 km SSE of Calpella, California · 13157 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.53 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 13157 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.64 km NNW of Laytonville, California · 13160 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.66 km W of Covelo, California · 13160 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.55 km W of Covelo, California · 13160 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.06 km W of Covelo, California · 13161 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.66 km WNW of Covelo, California · 13161 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.57 km NW of Brooktrails, California · 13162 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.76 km SW of Paskenta, California · 13166 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.310 km WSW of Manchester, California · 13168 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1180697. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.