California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km NNE of Corralitos, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Corralitos, California on Tue, Aug 21, 1990, 7:52 PM PDT (02:52 UTC), 14 km (9 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-08-22 02:52:43 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.012° N, 121.795° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km N of Boulder Creek, California · 13192 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.66 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13192 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.45 km NE of Amesti, California · 13191 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.54 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 13191 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.614 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 13191 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.95 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13191 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.57 km WSW of Monte Sereno, California · 13191 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.67 km WSW of Monte Sereno, California · 13191 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.96 km WSW of Monte Sereno, California · 13191 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.66 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13191 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13191 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.02 km N of Scotts Valley, California · 13191 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13189 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.731 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 13189 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.9Northern California · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.514 km SSE of Davenport, California · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.74 km E of Interlaken, California · 13188 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 3.33 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13188 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 3.512 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 13188 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13188 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13188 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.324 km NE of Soledad, California · 13188 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.90 km WSW of Diablo, California · 13188 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.51 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13188 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13188 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.5Central California · 13188 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.04 km E of Day Valley, California · 13188 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.01 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13187 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.4Central California · 13187 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.61 km NE of Aromas, California · 13187 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.49 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13186 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.87 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13186 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.917 km S of Pescadero, California · 13186 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 13186 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.86 km WSW of Monte Sereno, California · 13185 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.56 km N of Tres Pinos, California · 13185 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.97 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13185 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13185 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.113 km WNW of Davenport, California · 13184 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.46 km SSW of Saratoga, California · 13184 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.68 km N of East Foothills, California · 13184 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13184 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13184 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.2Northern California · 13182 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13182 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.56 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13182 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13182 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13182 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13182 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.85 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13182 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.113 km WNW of Davenport, California · 13181 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.26 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13181 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.9Central California · 13181 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.63 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13181 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 3.513 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13180 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13180 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13180 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 3.313 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13180 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13180 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13180 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 2.38 km W of Volta, California · 13192 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.7Central California · 13192 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.5Northern California · 13192 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.510 km SSE of Pescadero, California · 13192 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.611 km S of Pescadero, California · 13192 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.210 km SSE of Pescadero, California · 13192 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 13192 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.110 km SSE of Pescadero, California · 13192 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.812 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13192 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 13193 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.94 km SE of Aromas, California · 13193 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13193 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.63 km N of San Leandro, California · 13193 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.11 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13193 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.55 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13193 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 13194 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.64 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13194 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 13194 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 13194 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.511 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 13194 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away

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