M1.8 earthquake 6 km SSW of Ridgemark, California
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Ridgemark, California on Wed, Nov 14, 1990, 1:58 PM PST (21:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 11 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-11-14 21:58:11 UTC
- Depth
- 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.755° N, 121.384° W
- Region
- California
- 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, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 28°
- Stations used
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.13 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13108 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.69 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 13108 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.48 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13107 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 13107 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.66 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 13107 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13106 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 13106 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13105 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 13105 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.522 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13104 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13104 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13104 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 13103 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.54 km WNW of Gonzales, California · 13103 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.66 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 13103 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.87 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13103 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13103 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.71 km SSE of Saratoga, California · 13103 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13103 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.95 km S of Gilroy, California · 13103 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 13103 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.8Central California · 13102 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.821 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13102 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13102 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13102 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.15 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13100 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.523 km NE of King City, California · 13100 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.715 km W of Davenport, California · 13100 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.729 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13100 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13099 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13099 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13099 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.625 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13099 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13099 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.67 km N of Day Valley, California · 13098 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.54 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13098 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.211 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 13098 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.626 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 13097 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.822 km NW of Coalinga, California · 13097 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.030 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 13097 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13095 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.93 km NNW of Seacliff, California · 13095 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13095 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.86 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13095 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.09 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13094 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.716 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13093 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.76 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 13093 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.918 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13093 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.62 km WSW of Hollister, California · 13093 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13092 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.75 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 13091 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13091 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.55 km SW of Davenport, California · 13090 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.83 km NNW of Seacliff, California · 13090 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13090 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.225 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 13090 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
The first 60 of 152.
Before
- 2.79 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13109 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13109 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.13 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13110 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.69 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.05 km E of Day Valley, California · 13111 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.83 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13111 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.110 km NW of Big Sur, California · 13112 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.12 km E of Big Sur, California · 13112 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.08 km ENE of San Martin, California · 13112 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.613 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13112 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13112 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.913 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 13113 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13114 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13114 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.037 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13114 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.92 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13115 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.94 km WSW of Hollister, California · 13115 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.92 km NE of Lexington Hills, California · 13115 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.65 km E of Interlaken, California · 13116 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.7Northern California · 13117 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc202657. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.