California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km NNE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Coalinga, California on Sun, Mar 18, 1990, 9:03 PM PST (05:03 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-03-19 05:03:24 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.205° N, 120.322° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13347 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.35 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 13347 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.06 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 13347 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.221 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13346 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13346 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13346 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 13343 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13342 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13341 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13341 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.18 km SSE of Huron, California · 13341 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.715 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13341 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13340 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 13340 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13340 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13340 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13339 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.2Central California · 13338 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13337 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.529 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13337 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.618 km NE of Bradley, California · 13337 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.616 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13336 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13336 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 3.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13335 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 13335 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13335 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.86 km NE of Lockwood, California · 13335 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.07 km NE of Lockwood, California · 13334 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13334 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13334 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.57 km ENE of Lockwood, California · 13333 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.635 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13333 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.021 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 13332 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.511 km NW of Avenal, California · 13332 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13332 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13332 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.86 km SSE of Huron, California · 13331 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 13331 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13331 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.39 km NNE of Cambria, California · 13330 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.811 km SSW of Huron, California · 13329 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13328 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13327 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.517 km N of Coalinga, California · 13327 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.422 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13327 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13326 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.912 km NE of Cambria, California · 13326 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.9Central California · 13325 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13324 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.522 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13324 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13324 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13323 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13320 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.514 km N of Cayucos, California · 13320 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 13319 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 13319 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.89 km SW of Huron, California · 13316 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.9Central California · 13316 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13315 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.221 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13314 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 2.510 km ESE of Dos Palos, California · 13348 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.824 km W of Lost Hills, California · 13349 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.93 km S of Avenal, California · 13349 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13349 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13350 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 13350 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13350 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.03 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13350 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.23 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13351 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13352 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13352 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13352 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.818 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13353 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.229 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13354 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13355 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.618 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13355 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.59 km E of Coalinga, California · 13355 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13356 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 13356 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 13356 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc154441. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC.