California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 16 km NNE of Nice, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Nice, California on Wed, Jul 25, 1990, 6:14 AM PDT (13:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km W of Cobb, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-07-25 13:14:13 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.253° N, 122.753° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 13220 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.66 km E of Nord, California · 13220 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 13219 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 13218 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.59 km NE of Cloverdale, California · 13218 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.56 km S of Cobb, California · 13217 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13217 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.015 km N of Brooktrails, California · 13217 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.8near the coast of Northern California · 13217 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.015 km SE of Laytonville, California · 13217 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.0near the coast of Northern California · 13217 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.914 km SE of Laytonville, California · 13217 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.314 km N of Brooktrails, California · 13217 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.15 km W of Cobb, California · 13217 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 13216 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.75 km ENE of Santa Rosa, California · 13216 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.99 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13216 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.69 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13216 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.59 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13216 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.69 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13216 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.99 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13216 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.51 km ESE of Clearlake, California · 13215 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.311 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13215 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.09 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13215 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.4Northern California · 13215 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.68 km W of Cobb, California · 13215 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.58 km W of Cobb, California · 13215 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.614 km SE of Laytonville, California · 13214 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 13214 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.57 km S of Cobb, California · 13213 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.56 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13211 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.26 km W of Cobb, California · 13211 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.813 km ESE of Covelo, California · 13211 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.97 km W of Lakeport, California · 13211 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.55 km W of Cobb, California · 13211 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.030 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 13210 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.94 km W of Cobb, California · 13209 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.93 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13209 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.630 km WSW of Paskenta, California · 13209 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.76 km WSW of Kenwood, California · 13208 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.96 km W of Cobb, California · 13208 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.78 km N of Hopland, California · 13208 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.46 km SW of Cobb, California · 13208 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.15 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13208 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.79 km W of Cobb, California · 13208 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 2.67 km ESE of Potter Valley, California · 13207 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.122 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13205 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.64 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13205 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 13205 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.66 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, California · 13204 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.69 km W of Cobb, California · 13204 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.212 km NE of Rutherford, California · 13204 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.75 km NW of Chico, California · 13203 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.724 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13203 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 13202 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 3.110 km W of Cobb, California · 13202 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 13201 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13200 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.98 km W of Cobb, California · 13200 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 2.32 km ENE of Nord, California · 13221 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.89 km W of Cobb, California · 13221 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 13221 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.21 km W of Larkfield-Wikiup, California · 13222 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.73 km NE of Clearlake, California · 13222 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13222 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.46 km SW of Cobb, California · 13223 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.60 km E of Cloverdale, California · 13224 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.921 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 13224 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.83 km W of Cobb, California · 13224 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.08 km NE of Hopland, California · 13225 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.79 km WNW of Cobb, California · 13225 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.92 km SSW of Cobb, California · 13225 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.87 km N of Geyserville, California · 13226 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.99 km N of Hopland, California · 13226 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 13226 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.27 km N of Geyserville, California · 13226 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.88 km WNW of Paskenta, California · 13226 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 13227 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.510 km W of Cobb, California · 13227 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc161569. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.