California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km WNW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Huron, California on Wed, Feb 14, 1990, 6:55 PM PST (02:55 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 16 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-02-15 02:55:53 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.279° N, 120.256° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13379 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13378 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.124 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13377 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.123 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.215 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13377 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.626 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13372 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13372 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13372 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13371 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.96 km E of Kettleman City, California · 13371 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.824 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13371 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 13368 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13368 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.217 km SW of Corcoran, California · 13367 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13366 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 13365 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13365 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13365 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13365 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13365 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.76 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 13364 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13364 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.124 km E of San Ardo, California · 13361 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.322 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 13361 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13361 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.612 km WSW of Huron, California · 13358 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.617 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13357 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.917 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13357 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.817 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13357 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 13356 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 13356 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13356 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.59 km E of Coalinga, California · 13355 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.618 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13355 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13355 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.229 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13354 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.818 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13353 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13352 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13352 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13352 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.23 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13351 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.03 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13350 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13350 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 13350 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13350 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13349 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.93 km S of Avenal, California · 13349 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.824 km W of Lost Hills, California · 13349 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.510 km ESE of Dos Palos, California · 13348 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13347 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.95 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13347 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.35 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 13346 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.06 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 13346 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.221 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13346 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13346 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13346 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 13342 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13342 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 1.817 km W of Coalinga, California · 13381 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.721 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 13381 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.818 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13382 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.912 km WSW of King City, California · 13383 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.526 km NE of Soledad, California · 13383 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.026 km NE of Soledad, California · 13383 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.612 km NE of Shandon, California · 13384 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.636 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13384 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.18 km W of Templeton, California · 13385 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 13385 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13386 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.59 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13386 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.94 km W of Huron, California · 13389 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13389 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13389 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13390 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13390 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13390 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.324 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13391 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13391 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away

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