California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11km NNW of Corcoran, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11km NNW of Corcoran, CA on Sun, May 20, 1990, 4:32 AM PDT (11:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 11 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-05-20 11:32:20 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.184° N, 119.625° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.925 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13282 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.517 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.413 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.918 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.918 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13278 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.910 km N of Avenal, California · 13278 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.813 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13278 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.323 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13277 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.512 km W of Huron, California · 13276 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13274 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.421 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13273 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.114km SE of Porterville, CA · 13272 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.823 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13271 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.914 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 13271 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 3.611 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13271 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.111 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13270 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.911 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13267 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13267 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.54km ENE of Porterville, CA · 13266 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.510 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13260 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.29 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13258 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13258 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.212 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13253 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13252 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13252 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.012 km SW of Huron, California · 13247 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13245 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.623 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13236 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.63 km E of Avenal, California · 13236 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.610 km SW of Huron, California · 13235 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.94 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 13234 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.111 km E of Coalinga, California · 13229 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.014km ESE of Porterville, CA · 13227 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 13286 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 13286 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.324 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13288 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.214 km N of Coalinga, California · 13289 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.017 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13289 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.04 km WNW of Grangeville, California · 13292 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.813 km S of Avenal, California · 13292 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 13292 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13293 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.26 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13294 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.214 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13299 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 13300 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.66km E of Porterville, CA · 13301 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13301 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.410 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13307 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.513 km WNW of Huron, California · 13307 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.59 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13307 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.820 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13308 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 13310 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.320 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13310 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci680182. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.