California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 4 km SE of North Gate, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km SE of North Gate, California on Mon, May 7, 1990, 2:14 PM PDT (21:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 6 km NE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-05-07 21:14:23 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.876° N, 121.969° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 194 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.11 km NW of Pleasant Hill, California · 13297 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.61 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13297 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.88 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13297 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.63 km NW of Diablo, California · 13297 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.72 km ESE of Danville, California · 13296 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.62 km ESE of Danville, California · 13296 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13296 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.65 km SSW of Calistoga, California · 13296 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.72 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13295 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.66 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13295 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.415 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13295 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.92 km NNE of Piedmont, California · 13295 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.84 km ESE of Roseland, California · 13294 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13294 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.42 km NE of Alamo, California · 13294 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.52 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13294 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.54 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13293 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.54 km ESE of Roseland, California · 13293 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.72 km ESE of Danville, California · 13292 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.13 km E of Alamo, California · 13292 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.716 km W of Bolinas, California · 13291 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.93 km WNW of Pacifica, California · 13291 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.61 km NW of Pacifica, California · 13290 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.70 km E of Alamo, California · 13289 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.8Northern California · 13289 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13289 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.51 km NE of Danville, California · 13289 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.81 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13289 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 3.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 13288 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.8Northern California · 13287 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.60 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13287 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.02 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13287 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.92 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13286 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.29 km NNW of Boulder Creek, California · 13285 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.33 km W of Antioch, California · 13285 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.71 km W of Loyola, California · 13284 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.02 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13284 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.62 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13283 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.61 km NNW of Pleasanton, California · 13281 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.37 km S of Sunol, California · 13280 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.83 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13279 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.74 km ESE of Alameda, California · 13279 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.90 km W of Crockett, California · 13279 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.64 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13278 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.21 km SSE of Danville, California · 13278 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.62 km E of Alamo, California · 13277 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.72 km NNE of Danville, California · 13277 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.70 km W of Diablo, California · 13277 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.213 km WNW of Davenport, California · 13277 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.02 km E of Alamo, California · 13277 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.14 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13277 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.44 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13276 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.82 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13276 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.612 km WSW of Byron, California · 13276 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.22 km NNW of Seacliff, California · 13276 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.89 km ESE of Livermore, California · 13275 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.44 km NNW of Diablo, California · 13275 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.310 km E of Blackhawk, California · 13275 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.53 km NNW of Diablo, California · 13274 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.83 km NNW of Diablo, California · 13274 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 1.98 km N of Day Valley, California · 13298 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.90 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13298 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.63 km WNW of Pacifica, California · 13299 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.71 km E of Alamo, California · 13299 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.21 km E of Alamo, California · 13299 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.61 km NNE of Danville, California · 13299 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.31 km E of Alamo, California · 13299 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.31 km E of Alamo, California · 13299 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.02 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13299 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.51 km NE of Danville, California · 13299 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.70 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13299 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.81 km NE of Danville, California · 13299 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.81 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13299 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.12 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13300 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.61 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13300 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.01 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13300 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.81 km ENE of Alamo, California · 13300 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.22 km SSW of Fulton, California · 13300 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.014 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 13300 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.51 km NE of Danville, California · 13300 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

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