California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km E of Loleta, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km E of Loleta, California on Thu, Feb 8, 1990, 12:00 PM PST (20:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 near the coast of Northern 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
1990-02-08 20:00:06 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.642° N, 124.210° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.119 km WSW of Weott, California · 13385 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.929 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13384 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.22 km E of Indianola, California · 13383 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.8near the coast of Northern California · 13380 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.011 km W of Willow Creek, California · 13378 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.579 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 13378 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.617 km N of Alderpoint, California · 13374 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.7near the coast of Northern California · 13374 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.721 km WSW of Weott, California · 13370 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.627 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13368 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.230 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13367 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.837 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13363 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.127 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13360 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.332 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13360 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.911 km E of Burnt Ranch, California · 13355 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.318 km WNW of Fields Landing, California · 13355 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.925 km ESE of Orick, California · 13352 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.038 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13349 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.9near the coast of Northern California · 13347 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.732 km SW of Scotia, California · 13346 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.635 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13344 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 3.741 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13344 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.136 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13342 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.023 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 13341 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 3.240 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13341 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.831 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13341 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 3.66 km SW of Scotia, California · 13339 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.2near the coast of Northern California · 13339 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.54 km S of Scotia, California · 13339 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.83 km NE of Redway, California · 13338 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.83 km WSW of Fortuna, California · 13337 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 3.06 km WNW of Manila, California · 13335 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.812 km SSW of Scotia, California · 13334 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.229 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13332 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.913 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13330 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 2.60 km SSE of Loleta, California · 13388 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.223 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 13388 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.936 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13388 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.2near the coast of Northern California · 13388 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.017 km SW of Scotia, California · 13388 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.930 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13389 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.417 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13390 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.29 km NE of Weott, California · 13393 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.015 km ESE of Mad River, California · 13394 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.06 km WSW of Scotia, California · 13394 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.76 km WSW of Scotia, California · 13394 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.124 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13395 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.516 km SW of Scotia, California · 13397 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.230 km SW of Scotia, California · 13398 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.835 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13399 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.931 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13403 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.831 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13404 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.818 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13404 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.1near the coast of Northern California · 13404 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.428 km SW of Scotia, California · 13404 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc152301. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.