California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9 km NNE of Day Valley, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Day Valley, California on Thu, Jan 25, 1990, 5:35 AM PST (13:35 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 4 km E of Interlaken, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-01-25 13:35:38 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.114° N, 121.823° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
46

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 186 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13400 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13400 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13400 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13400 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13400 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13400 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13400 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.81 km SE of Interlaken, California · 13400 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13399 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13399 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13399 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.93 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13398 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13398 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13398 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.13 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13398 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.53 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13398 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.59 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13398 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.13 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13398 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.910 km WNW of Volta, California · 13398 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.21 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13398 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.61 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13398 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 3.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13398 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13398 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 3.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13398 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.09 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13397 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 13397 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.81 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13397 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13397 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.87 km SSE of Cambrian Park, California · 13397 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13397 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13397 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13396 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.27 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13396 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.55 km ENE of Lexington Hills, California · 13396 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.02 km WSW of Hollister, California · 13396 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.615 km S of Davenport, California · 13395 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 13395 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13395 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.92 km WNW of Boulder Creek, California · 13395 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.812 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13395 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.95 km SSW of Monte Sereno, California · 13394 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.37 km S of Antioch, California · 13394 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13394 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13394 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.74 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13394 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.94 km NE of Lexington Hills, California · 13394 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.93 km NE of Lexington Hills, California · 13394 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.84 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13393 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.6Northern California · 13393 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.24 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13392 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.37 km NW of Broadmoor, CA · 13392 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.710 km WSW of Volta, California · 13392 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 3.02 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13392 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.52 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13392 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.0Northern California · 13392 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.52 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13392 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.52 km ESE of Day Valley, California · 13392 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13392 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.82 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13392 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 2.0Northern California · 13392 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 2.16 km W of Volta, California · 13400 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.96 km WNW of Volta, California · 13400 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13401 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.53 km N of Interlaken, California · 13401 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.96 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13401 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.83 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13401 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.63 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13401 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.89 km SW of Davenport, California · 13401 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.15 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13402 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.94 km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 13402 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.97 km WSW of Saratoga, California · 13402 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.510 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13403 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13403 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.719 km WSW of Volta, California · 13403 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13403 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.93 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13403 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13403 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 3.02 km SW of Loyola, California · 13403 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.65 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13404 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.07 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13404 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc151221. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC.