California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 21 km NNE of Redcrest, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Redcrest, California on Sun, Nov 18, 1990, 12:26 AM PST (08:26 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 26 km SW of Ferndale, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-11-18 08:26:01 UTC
Depth
22.8 km (14.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.566° N, 123.829° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.831 km SW of Scotia, California · 13104 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.910 km WSW of Scotia, California · 13104 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.336 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13104 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.040 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13104 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.612 km SSW of Scotia, California · 13103 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.338 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13103 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.863 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13103 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.932 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13102 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.7near the coast of Northern California · 13101 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.848 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13101 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.13 km SE of Benbow, California · 13101 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.6Northern California · 13101 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.04 km SE of Benbow, California · 13101 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.14 km SSE of Benbow, California · 13100 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.68 km ESE of Benbow, California · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.84 km SSE of Benbow, California · 13100 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.23 km SE of Benbow, California · 13100 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.130 km SW of Scotia, California · 13100 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.554 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13100 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.033 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13099 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.712 km SE of Leggett, California · 13099 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 4.134 km SW of Scotia, California · 13098 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.83 km SE of Benbow, California · 13098 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 3.04 km SSE of Benbow, California · 13098 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.82 km E of Benbow, California · 13097 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.74 km SSW of Benbow, California · 13097 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.132 km SW of Scotia, California · 13097 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.834 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13097 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 3.236 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13096 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.818 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13095 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.835 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13095 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.522 km NW of Junction City, California · 13095 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.731 km SW of Scotia, California · 13094 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.858 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13093 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.418 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13093 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.929 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13093 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.519 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13093 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.721 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13093 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.625 km SSW of Scotia, California · 13091 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.74 km SE of Benbow, California · 13090 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.64 km NNW of Fieldbrook, California · 13089 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 3.922 km WSW of Weott, California · 13089 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.629 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13089 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.919 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13088 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.336 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13088 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.925 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13087 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.119 km E of Hydesville, California · 13087 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.142 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13087 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.919 km E of Hydesville, California · 13087 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.531 km ENE of Trinity Village, California · 13086 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.62 km ESE of Benbow, California · 13084 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.02 km WSW of Scotia, California · 13084 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.28 km S of Scotia, California · 13083 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.612 km ESE of Leggett, California · 13083 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 3.42 km WSW of Scotia, California · 13082 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.748 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13082 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.622 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13080 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 3.761 km W of Ferndale, California · 13080 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.730 km SW of Scotia, California · 13079 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.127 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 13079 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

  1. 2.336 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13111 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.817 km NE of Myers Flat, California · 13115 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.531 km SW of Ferndale, California · 13117 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.718 km WSW of Mad River, California · 13117 days ago · -1 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.05 km SE of Benbow, California · 13117 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.424 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13120 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.624 km SSW of Scotia, California · 13121 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.95 km W of Laytonville, California · 13121 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.632 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13121 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.528 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13123 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.936 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13125 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.119 km NW of Shelter Cove, California · 13129 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.240 km WNW of Ferndale, California · 13129 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.810 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13131 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.99 km SSW of Junction City, California · 13132 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.940 km SSW of Ferndale, California · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.515 km SW of Scotia, California · 13134 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc200298. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC.