California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km SSE of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Huron, California on Sun, Mar 25, 1990, 1:56 AM PST (09:56 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 16 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-03-25 09:56:07 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.134° N, 120.061° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 66.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc154766. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC.