California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km N of Coalinga, California on Fri, Oct 12, 1990, 9:49 PM PDT (04:49 UTC), 12 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
1990-10-13 04:49:30 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.228° N, 120.353° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13140 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.6Central California · 13139 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13138 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.213 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13137 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.617 km SW of Lockwood, California · 13136 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13136 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13136 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.38km NNE of Corcoran, CA · 13135 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.7Near the coast of Central California · 13134 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13134 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.8Central California · 13134 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.923 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13133 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.96 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13133 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.85 km S of Avenal, California · 13133 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.95 km S of Avenal, California · 13133 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.62 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13133 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.619 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13132 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13132 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.718 km N of Coalinga, California · 13131 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.54 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13131 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 3.38 km E of Coalinga, California · 13131 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13130 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13130 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 13129 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 13129 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13129 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.313 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13128 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 13128 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13126 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13126 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.79 km WSW of Huron, California · 13124 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.64 km SSW of San Ardo, California · 13124 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.85 km SE of Cantua Creek, California · 13124 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13124 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13123 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.94 km NNW of Cambria, California · 13123 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.220 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13123 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13122 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13122 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13121 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13121 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.623 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 13120 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.88 km NE of Avenal, California · 13120 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.85 km NE of Avenal, California · 13120 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.70 km W of Avenal, California · 13120 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.05 km NE of Avenal, California · 13120 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.022 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13119 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.57 km N of Avenal, California · 13119 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.55 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 13117 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13117 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.714 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 13117 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.037 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13113 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 4.011 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 13112 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.88 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13109 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.68 km N of Avenal, California · 13109 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13107 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 3.110 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13107 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 13140 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13141 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.126 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 13141 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 13142 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13142 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13142 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.829 km NE of Soledad, California · 13143 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13144 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.65 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13147 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 13149 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13150 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.45 km SE of Huron, California · 13151 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.011 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13151 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13152 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.812 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13152 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 3.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13152 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13152 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 13153 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13153 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13153 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc165236 (also filed as ci2006236). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC.