California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 2 km SSW of Fulton, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Fulton, California on Sat, May 5, 1990, 2:18 PM PDT (21:18 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-05-05 21:18:10 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.478° N, 122.783° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 193 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.81 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13301 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.01 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13301 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.61 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13301 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.12 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13301 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.81 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13301 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 13301 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.88 km W of Cobb, California · 13301 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.70 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13301 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.51 km NE of Danville, California · 13301 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.31 km E of Alamo, California · 13300 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.31 km E of Alamo, California · 13300 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.61 km NNE of Danville, California · 13300 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.21 km E of Alamo, California · 13300 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.71 km E of Alamo, California · 13300 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.63 km WNW of Pacifica, California · 13300 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.721 km E of Potter Valley, California · 13300 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.90 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13300 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.78 km W of Cobb, California · 13299 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.44 km SE of North Gate, California · 13299 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.11 km NW of Pleasant Hill, California · 13299 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.61 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13299 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.18 km W of Cobb, California · 13298 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.63 km NW of Diablo, California · 13298 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.65 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 13297 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.72 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13297 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.92 km NNE of Piedmont, California · 13296 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.82 km NE of Lower Lake, California · 13296 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 13296 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.84 km ESE of Roseland, California · 13295 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.42 km NE of Alamo, California · 13295 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.52 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13295 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.54 km ESE of Roseland, California · 13295 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 13295 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.618 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 13295 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.618 km NE of Upper Lake, California · 13295 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 13295 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.13 km E of Alamo, California · 13294 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.09 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13293 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.89 km W of Cobb, California · 13293 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 13293 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.67 km W of Cobb, California · 13293 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.69 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13293 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.716 km W of Bolinas, California · 13293 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.93 km WNW of Pacifica, California · 13292 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.69 km W of Cobb, California · 13292 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.19 km W of Cobb, California · 13292 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.29 km W of Cobb, California · 13292 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.49 km W of Cobb, California · 13292 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.35 km SW of Cobb, California · 13292 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.61 km NW of Pacifica, California · 13292 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.67 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13292 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 13291 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 3.18 km W of Cobb, California · 13291 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 13291 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.70 km E of Alamo, California · 13291 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.8Northern California · 13291 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 13290 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.86 km W of Cobb, California · 13290 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.54 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13290 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.84 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13290 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 2.04 km E of Lakeport, California · 13301 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.51 km NE of Danville, California · 13301 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.02 km NNE of Danville, California · 13301 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.61 km NE of Danville, California · 13301 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.31 km NE of Danville, California · 13301 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.6Northern California · 13301 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.41 km NNE of Danville, California · 13301 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.24 km ESE of North Gate, California · 13301 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.79 km W of Cobb, California · 13301 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.1Northern California · 13302 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.71 km NE of Danville, California · 13302 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.01 km NNE of Danville, California · 13302 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.91 km NE of Danville, California · 13302 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.01 km NE of Danville, California · 13302 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.46 km ESE of Roseland, California · 13302 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.43 km NNW of Diablo, California · 13302 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.94 km NNW of Diablo, California · 13302 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.84 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13303 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.33 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13303 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.7Northern California · 13303 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc157151. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC.