California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Huron, California on Wed, Mar 7, 1990, 8:18 PM PST (04:18 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 22 km NE of Soledad, 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
1990-03-08 04:18:46 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.147° N, 120.222° 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
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13359 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.917 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13359 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.817 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13359 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 13357 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 13357 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13357 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.59 km E of Coalinga, California · 13357 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.618 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13357 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13356 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.229 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13355 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.818 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13355 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13354 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13354 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13353 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.23 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13352 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.03 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13352 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13352 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 13352 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13351 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.93 km S of Avenal, California · 13351 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.824 km W of Lost Hills, California · 13350 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.510 km ESE of Dos Palos, California · 13349 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13349 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.95 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13348 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.35 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 13348 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.06 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 13348 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13347 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13347 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 13344 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13343 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13343 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.18 km SSE of Huron, California · 13342 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.715 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13342 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13342 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 13341 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13341 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13341 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13340 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.2Central California · 13339 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13339 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.529 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13338 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.618 km NE of Bradley, California · 13338 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13337 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 3.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13336 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 13336 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13336 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.86 km NE of Lockwood, California · 13336 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.07 km NE of Lockwood, California · 13336 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13336 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13335 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.57 km ENE of Lockwood, California · 13335 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.635 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13335 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.511 km NW of Avenal, California · 13334 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13333 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13333 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.86 km SSE of Huron, California · 13333 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 13332 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13332 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.39 km NNE of Cambria, California · 13331 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.811 km SSW of Huron, California · 13331 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13362 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.322 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 13362 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.124 km E of San Ardo, California · 13363 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13365 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.16 km NNE of San Simeon, California · 13366 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13366 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13366 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 13367 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.217 km SW of Corcoran, California · 13368 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13369 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 13369 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.824 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13372 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.96 km E of Kettleman City, California · 13373 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13373 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13373 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13373 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.626 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13374 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.215 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13378 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.123 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13378 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 13379 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc153926. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.