California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km NNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Coalinga, California on Sun, Aug 5, 1990, 11:20 PM PDT (06:20 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-08-06 06:20:35 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.240° N, 120.427° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
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: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 13206 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13206 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.97 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 13206 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.717km WSW of Corcoran, CA · 13205 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.61 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 13205 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.723 km ENE of King City, California · 13204 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13204 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 13204 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13203 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13203 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.330 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13202 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.96 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13201 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.14 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13201 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.74 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 13200 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.011 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13198 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.921 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13197 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13197 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13196 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 13195 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.810 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 13194 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 13194 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 13194 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 13194 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.313 km SW of Huron, California · 13193 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13193 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.812 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13193 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 13192 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.7Central California · 13192 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.6Central California · 13192 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.612 km NW of Avenal, California · 13192 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.820km SSE of King City, CA · 13191 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13191 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13189 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.731 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 13189 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 3.512 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 13188 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13188 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13188 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13188 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.324 km NE of Soledad, California · 13188 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13188 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.5Central California · 13188 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.12 km SW of Huron, California · 13188 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.4Central California · 13187 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.49 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13186 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 3.013 km E of Shandon, California · 13186 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 13186 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13185 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.22 km SE of San Ardo, California · 13184 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13184 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13184 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13184 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13182 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13182 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13182 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13182 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.719 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13181 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 3.513 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13181 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13180 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13180 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 3.313 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13180 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 1.932 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13208 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 13211 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13211 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.913 km ENE of Shandon, California · 13211 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.113 km E of Shandon, California · 13212 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.220 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13212 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.513 km ENE of Shandon, California · 13212 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.213 km ENE of Shandon, California · 13212 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13213 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.8Central California · 13213 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 13213 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.9Central California · 13214 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.5Central California · 13214 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.418 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13215 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.6Central California · 13215 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13216 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13217 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13217 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13217 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

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