California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 26 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Feb 11, 1990, 7:13 AM PST (15:13 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 1 km NNE of Aromas, 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
1990-02-11 15:13:37 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.566° N, 121.084° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 182 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km WSW of King City, California · 13383 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.84 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13382 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.94 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13382 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.84 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13382 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.213 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13382 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.913 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13382 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.64 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13382 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.818 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13381 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13381 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.84 km E of San Juan Bautista, California · 13381 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.721 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 13381 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.44 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13381 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.817 km W of Coalinga, California · 13381 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.63 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13380 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.712 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13380 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.52 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13380 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.72 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13380 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.02 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13380 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.84 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13380 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.0Northern California · 13379 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.616 km WNW of Huron, California · 13379 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.75 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13379 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.72 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13379 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.59 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 13379 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.94 km NE of Amesti, California · 13379 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.722 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13379 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13378 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.58 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13378 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.95 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13378 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 3.32 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13378 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.88 km N of Day Valley, California · 13378 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.83 km NNW of Interlaken, California · 13377 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.54 km N of Day Valley, California · 13377 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.124 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13377 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.123 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.215 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13377 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 3.02 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13376 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13376 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 13376 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13376 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 13375 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.12 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13375 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13375 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.93 km NNW of Corralitos, California · 13375 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.34 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13374 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.61 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13374 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.90 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 13373 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.626 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13372 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.2Central California · 13372 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13372 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.62 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13372 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 13372 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13372 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13371 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13371 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13371 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 2.026 km NE of Soledad, California · 13383 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13383 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.01 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13383 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.54 km E of Interlaken, California · 13383 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.72 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13384 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.64 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13384 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.66 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13384 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.52 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 13384 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.636 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13384 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 13385 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13386 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13386 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13386 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.59 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13386 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.55 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13386 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.94 km E of Interlaken, California · 13386 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.68 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13387 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.29 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13387 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 4.14 km E of Interlaken, California · 13387 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.13 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13387 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away

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