M1.5 earthquake 2 km E of North Gate, California

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Feb 9, 1990, 7:36 PM PST

UTC

1990-02-10 03:36:28 UTC

Depth

10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.910° N, 121.974° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

59°

Stations used

21

• North Gate, CaliforniaPopulation 679. Forecast2 kmENE
• Clayton, CaliforniaPopulation 11,867. Forecast5 kmSW
• Concord, CaliforniaPopulation 128,667. Forecast9 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast545 kmNW

After

1. 2.20 km WSW of Campbell, CaliforniaFri, Feb 9, 10:15 PM PST · 13384 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
2. 1.70 km SW of Campbell, CaliforniaFri, Feb 9, 10:21 PM PST · 13384 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
3. 1.610 km E of Blackhawk, CaliforniaSat, Feb 10, 4:38 PM PST · 13384 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
4. 1.82 km NE of Saratoga, CaliforniaSun, Feb 11, 2:34 PM PST · 13383 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.64 km NNW of Day Valley, CaliforniaMon, Feb 12, 8:49 AM PST · 13382 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
6. 2.44 km NNW of Day Valley, CaliforniaTue, Feb 13, 9:41 AM PST · 13381 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.71 km ESE of Larkfield-Wikiup, CaliforniaTue, Feb 13, 10:48 AM PST · 13381 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
8. 1.712 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Feb 13, 5:36 PM PST · 13381 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
9. 1.57 km NE of Rohnert Park, CaliforniaTue, Feb 13, 11:11 PM PST · 13380 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
10. 1.711 km E of Blackhawk, CaliforniaWed, Feb 14, 3:21 AM PST · 13380 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
11. 1.59 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Feb 15, 3:18 AM PST · 13379 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.72 km SW of Saratoga, CaliforniaThu, Feb 15, 6:51 PM PST · 13379 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
13. 1.58 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Feb 15, 8:00 PM PST · 13378 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.51 km SSW of Monte Sereno, CaliforniaThu, Feb 15, 11:36 PM PST · 13378 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
15. 1.88 km N of Day Valley, CaliforniaFri, Feb 16, 5:14 AM PST · 13378 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
16. 2.54 km N of Day Valley, CaliforniaFri, Feb 16, 4:29 PM PST · 13378 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.77 km SW of Kenwood, CaliforniaSat, Feb 17, 9:33 AM PST · 13377 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
18. 1.618 km S of Tracy, CaliforniaSat, Feb 17, 5:25 PM PST · 13377 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
19. 1.51 km ESE of Larkfield-Wikiup, CaliforniaSat, Feb 17, 10:14 PM PST · 13376 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Feb 18, 2:47 AM PST · 13376 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
21. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaSun, Feb 18, 2:30 PM PST · 13376 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
22. 1.66 km NW of Broadmoor, CaliforniaSun, Feb 18, 4:50 PM PST · 13376 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
23. 1.93 km NNW of Corralitos, CaliforniaMon, Feb 19, 7:47 AM PST · 13375 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
24. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Feb 21, 8:46 PM PST · 13372 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
25. 2.78 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Feb 22, 5:52 AM PST · 13372 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
26. 1.93 km ESE of Berkeley, CaliforniaThu, Feb 22, 9:39 AM PST · 13372 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
27. 2.314 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Feb 24, 3:24 PM PST · 13370 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
28. 3.06 km N of Day Valley, CaliforniaSun, Feb 25, 12:04 AM PST · 13369 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
29. 2.45 km S of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaSun, Feb 25, 6:11 AM PST · 13369 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
30. 2.07 km ENE of Rohnert Park, CaliforniaMon, Feb 26, 7:14 AM PST · 13368 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
31. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Feb 26, 11:45 AM PST · 13368 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
32. 1.93 km E of Day Valley, CaliforniaMon, Feb 26, 1:20 PM PST · 13368 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
33. 1.66 km N of Day Valley, CaliforniaMon, Feb 26, 4:31 PM PST · 13368 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
34. 2.26 km ENE of Rohnert Park, CaliforniaTue, Feb 27, 1:56 AM PST · 13367 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
35. 1.810 km NE of Milpitas, CaliforniaTue, Feb 27, 9:23 AM PST · 13367 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
36. 2.01 km ENE of Pittsburg, CaliforniaTue, Feb 27, 10:15 PM PST · 13366 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
37. 2.15 km SW of Monte Sereno, CaliforniaThu, Mar 1, 3:37 AM PST · 13365 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
38. 2.04 km SE of Larkfield-Wikiup, CaliforniaThu, Mar 1, 7:09 PM PST · 13365 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
39. 1.815 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Mar 2, 11:39 PM PST · 13363 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
40. 1.86 km NNE of Corralitos, CaliforniaSat, Mar 3, 2:56 AM PST · 13363 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
41. 1.57 km SW of Monte Sereno, CaliforniaSat, Mar 3, 3:12 PM PST · 13363 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
42. 2.214 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaSat, Mar 3, 10:31 PM PST · 13362 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
43. 1.614 km SE of Hidden Valley Lake, CaliforniaSun, Mar 4, 12:09 AM PST · 13362 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
44. 2.32 km SSW of Saratoga, CaliforniaSun, Mar 4, 4:21 PM PST · 13362 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
45. 1.70 km ENE of Millbrae, CaliforniaMon, Mar 5, 9:51 AM PST · 13361 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
46. 1.71 km ENE of Millbrae, CaliforniaMon, Mar 5, 10:55 AM PST · 13361 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
47. 1.89 km NNE of Day Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 6, 1:53 AM PST · 13360 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
48. 1.84 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, CaliforniaTue, Mar 6, 12:15 PM PST · 13360 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
49. 1.93 km W of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Mar 6, 2:55 PM PST · 13360 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
50. 1.85 km SW of Eldridge, CaliforniaWed, Mar 7, 1:18 PM PST · 13359 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
51. 2.015 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Mar 7, 4:46 PM PST · 13359 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
52. 1.6Northern CaliforniaThu, Mar 8, 12:50 PM PST · 13358 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
53. 2.17 km SW of Monte Sereno, CaliforniaFri, Mar 9, 6:34 PM PST · 13357 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
54. 1.63 km S of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaSat, Mar 10, 12:58 AM PST · 13356 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
55. 1.74 km NW of Day Valley, CaliforniaSat, Mar 10, 12:23 PM PST · 13356 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
56. 1.65 km WSW of Glen Ellen, CaliforniaSat, Mar 10, 12:53 PM PST · 13356 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
57. 2.010 km WSW of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Mar 10, 2:40 PM PST · 13356 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
58. 1.63 km SSW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaSun, Mar 11, 2:38 AM PST · 13355 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
59. 2.415 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSun, Mar 11, 3:52 AM PST · 13355 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
60. 1.52 km NW of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaMon, Mar 12, 5:26 AM PST · 13354 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

1. 1.83 km NNE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaFri, Feb 9, 10:59 AM PST · 13385 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
2. 1.84 km W of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaThu, Feb 8, 11:43 AM PST · 13386 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
3. 1.55 km NW of Day Valley, CaliforniaThu, Feb 8, 12:19 AM PST · 13386 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.68 km SE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaWed, Feb 7, 10:20 AM PST · 13387 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.617 km WNW of Davenport, CaliforniaTue, Feb 6, 1:05 PM PST · 13388 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
6. 2.42 km S of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaMon, Feb 5, 2:46 PM PST · 13389 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
7. 1.72 km E of Pacifica, CaliforniaMon, Feb 5, 1:09 PM PST · 13389 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.54 km NW of Day Valley, CaliforniaMon, Feb 5, 6:56 AM PST · 13389 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.18 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Feb 4, 9:37 PM PST · 13389 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
10. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Feb 4, 1:01 PM PST · 13390 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
11. 1.88 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaSun, Feb 4, 6:38 AM PST · 13390 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
12. 1.98 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaSun, Feb 4, 5:13 AM PST · 13390 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
13. 1.52 km ESE of Day Valley, CaliforniaFri, Feb 2, 5:45 AM PST · 13392 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.0Northern CaliforniaFri, Feb 2, 1:35 AM PST · 13392 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.37 km NW of Broadmoor, CAThu, Feb 1, 10:04 PM PST · 13392 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
16. 2.24 km WNW of Day Valley, CaliforniaThu, Feb 1, 8:05 PM PST · 13392 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.6Northern CaliforniaThu, Feb 1, 4:54 AM PST · 13393 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
18. 1.84 km NNE of Day Valley, CaliforniaThu, Feb 1, 3:40 AM PST · 13393 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
19. 2.93 km NE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaWed, Jan 31, 5:12 AM PST · 13394 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
20. 2.94 km NE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaWed, Jan 31, 5:12 AM PST · 13394 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc152341. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.