California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Northern California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Northern California on Wed, Feb 14, 1990, 12:37 PM PST (20:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 3 km SSE of North Gate, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-02-14 20:37:21 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.009° N, 121.757° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 187 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13379 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.72 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13379 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.59 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 13379 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.94 km NE of Amesti, California · 13379 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.722 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13379 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13379 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.72 km SW of Saratoga, California · 13378 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.58 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13378 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.95 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13378 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.51 km SSW of Monte Sereno, California · 13378 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.32 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13378 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.88 km N of Day Valley, California · 13378 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.83 km NNW of Interlaken, California · 13378 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.54 km N of Day Valley, California · 13377 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.124 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13377 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.02 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 13377 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.618 km S of Tracy, California · 13376 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13376 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 13376 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.12 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13375 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13375 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.93 km NNW of Corralitos, California · 13375 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.34 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13374 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.61 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13374 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.69 km SSE of Davenport, California · 13374 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.90 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 13373 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.626 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13372 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.2Central California · 13372 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13372 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.62 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13372 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 13372 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13372 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13372 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13372 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.06 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13371 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13371 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.314 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13370 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 3.06 km N of Day Valley, California · 13369 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.45 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13369 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13368 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13368 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13368 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.93 km E of Day Valley, California · 13368 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.66 km N of Day Valley, California · 13367 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13367 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.810 km NE of Milpitas, California · 13367 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13366 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.61 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13366 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.04 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 13366 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 13365 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.15 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13365 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 3.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13365 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13365 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13365 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 2.84 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13380 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.02 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13380 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.72 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13380 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.711 km E of Blackhawk, California · 13380 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.52 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13380 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.712 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13380 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.63 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13381 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.44 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13381 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.721 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 13381 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.84 km E of San Juan Bautista, California · 13381 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13381 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.64 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13382 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.913 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13382 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.915 km S of Davenport, California · 13382 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.213 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13382 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.84 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13382 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.94 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13382 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 3.84 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13382 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.614 km SW of Santa Cruz, California · 13383 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.82 km NE of Saratoga, California · 13383 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc152521. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.