California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km NW of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Parkfield, California on Thu, Jun 7, 1990, 4:07 PM PDT (23:07 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 13 km ENE of Shandon, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-06-07 23:07:06 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.038° N, 120.595° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Central California · 13264 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13263 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.510 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13260 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13260 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13260 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13259 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.29 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13258 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13258 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13258 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13257 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.62 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 13256 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13256 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13254 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.2Central California · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.212 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13253 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.710 km NNE of Cambria, California · 13252 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13252 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13252 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13251 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.95 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13251 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.012 km SW of Huron, California · 13247 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13247 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13247 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 13247 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13246 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13245 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13245 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13243 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13242 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.619 km SW of Gonzales, California · 13242 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.82 km SE of San Ardo, California · 13242 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13241 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 13241 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13240 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13240 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.99 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 13239 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.517 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 13239 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.528 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13238 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.73 km N of Bradley, California · 13237 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.623 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13236 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.440 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13236 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.63 km E of Avenal, California · 13236 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.610 km SW of Huron, California · 13234 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13234 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.823 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13234 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.94 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 13234 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 13233 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.111 km E of Coalinga, California · 13229 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13229 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.931 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13227 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.137 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13227 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.72 km SE of San Ardo, California · 13222 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.818 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13222 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13221 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.230 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13219 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13218 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.53 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13218 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13218 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13218 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.12 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13218 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 1.911 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13267 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13268 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13270 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.111 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13270 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.611 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13270 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13270 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.914 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 13271 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.823 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13271 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.79 km W of Morro Bay, California · 13272 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13272 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13272 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.421 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13273 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.129 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13273 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.529 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13273 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13274 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.526 km WSW of Mendota, California · 13274 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13275 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.512 km W of Huron, California · 13275 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.07 km S of San Simeon, California · 13276 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.328 km WSW of Mendota, California · 13277 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc159021 (also filed as ci680871). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.