California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km N of Coalinga, California on Sun, Dec 23, 1990, 5:40 AM PST (13:40 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km N of Coalinga, 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
1990-12-23 13:40:38 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.257° N, 120.355° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
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: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13066 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.621 km S of Kettleman City, California · 13066 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.218 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13066 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13066 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.217 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13066 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13065 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.97km ENE of Avenal, CA · 13065 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13064 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13064 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13063 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 13063 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 13063 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13060 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13060 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13059 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.86 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13059 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.015 km S of Lake Nacimiento, California · 13058 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13058 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.310 km SSE of Huron, California · 13057 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13056 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, California · 13055 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.924 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13053 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13053 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 3.11 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 13052 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.826km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13051 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.527km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13051 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.728km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13051 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.927km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13051 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13048 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13048 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13047 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 3.64 km N of Coalinga, California · 13047 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.08 km SE of Cantua Creek, California · 13046 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13046 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.57 km W of Garden Farms, California · 13046 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.813 km W of Lockwood, California · 13045 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.815 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13045 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 13044 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.126 km NE of King City, California · 13043 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.813 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13042 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.89 km SW of Huron, California · 13041 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.914 km NNE of Shandon, California · 13040 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13040 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13040 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13040 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13039 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.911km N of Simmler, CA · 13039 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13039 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13038 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.522 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13037 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.58 km SW of Atascadero, California · 13037 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.73 km N of Avenal, California · 13036 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.78 km NE of Parkfield, California · 13036 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.04 km SSW of Lemoore Station, California · 13034 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13033 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13033 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.8Central California · 13033 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13032 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13071 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 13071 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.88 km NE of Avenal, California · 13072 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13072 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13072 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13072 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13072 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.54 km WNW of Lake Nacimiento, California · 13073 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.84 km S of Oak Shores, California · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13073 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13076 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13077 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.935 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13078 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13079 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13080 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.9Central California · 13080 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.030 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13080 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.512 km SE of Huron, California · 13081 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13082 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc204103. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC.