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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
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
- Region
- California
- 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
- 1.715 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13341 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13340 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 13340 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13339 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.618 km NE of Bradley, California · 13337 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13335 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 13335 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13335 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.86 km NE of Lockwood, California · 13335 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.07 km NE of Lockwood, California · 13334 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13334 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13334 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.57 km ENE of Lockwood, California · 13334 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.635 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13333 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.511 km NW of Avenal, California · 13332 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13332 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13332 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.86 km SSE of Huron, California · 13331 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 13331 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.811 km SSW of Huron, California · 13329 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.120km ENE of Delano, CA · 13328 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13328 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13327 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.517 km N of Coalinga, California · 13327 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.422 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13327 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.912 km NE of Cambria, California · 13326 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13324 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.522 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13324 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13321 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.514 km N of Cayucos, California · 13320 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.89 km SW of Huron, California · 13316 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13315 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.96 km NE of Lockwood, California · 13314 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.511 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 13313 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.125 km NNE of King City, California · 13312 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.63 km WNW of Avenal, California · 13310 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.337 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13310 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.320 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13310 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 13310 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.820 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13308 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.59 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13307 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.513 km WNW of Huron, California · 13307 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.410 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13307 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.110 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13304 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13301 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 13300 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13299 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.214 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13298 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.823 km NE of King City, California · 13297 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.930 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13296 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.26 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13294 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13293 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 13292 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.813 km S of Avenal, California · 13292 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.04 km WNW of Grangeville, California · 13292 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13290 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.017 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13289 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.214 km N of Coalinga, California · 13289 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.324 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13288 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 13286 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
The first 60 of 66.
Before
- 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13342 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 13343 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13346 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13346 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.06 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 13347 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.35 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 13347 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.95 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13347 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13347 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.510 km ESE of Dos Palos, California · 13348 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.824 km W of Lost Hills, California · 13349 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.93 km S of Avenal, California · 13349 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.03 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13351 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.23 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13351 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13352 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13353 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.818 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13353 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13355 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.618 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13355 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.59 km E of Coalinga, California · 13355 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13356 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc154766. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC.