California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Thu, Feb 22, 1990, 7:42 AM PST (15:42 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 5 km NNW of Aromas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-02-22 15:42:30 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.584° N, 121.182° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13372 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13372 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13371 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.06 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13371 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.824 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13371 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13371 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.314 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13370 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.06 km N of Day Valley, California · 13369 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.45 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13369 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13368 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 13368 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13368 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13368 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.93 km E of Day Valley, California · 13368 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.66 km N of Day Valley, California · 13368 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13367 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13366 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.126 km NW of San Simeon, California · 13366 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.61 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13366 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.04 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 13366 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 13365 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 3.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13365 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13365 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13365 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13365 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.617 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13364 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.16 km NNE of San Simeon, California · 13364 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.76 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 13364 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13364 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.815 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13363 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.86 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13363 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.124 km E of San Ardo, California · 13362 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.322 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 13361 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13361 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.54 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13361 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 13360 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.89 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13360 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.86 km NE of Amesti, California · 13360 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.93 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13360 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.015 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13359 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.612 km WSW of Huron, California · 13358 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.31 km WSW of Spreckels, California · 13358 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.617 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13358 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.917 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13358 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.817 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13358 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.78 km WSW of Chualar, California · 13357 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.63 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13356 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 13356 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 13356 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13356 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.74 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13356 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.010 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 13356 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.59 km E of Coalinga, California · 13355 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.15 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13355 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.618 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13355 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.94 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13355 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.63 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13355 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.415 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13355 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13355 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13355 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 13372 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.62 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13372 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13372 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.2Central California · 13372 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.626 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13372 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.90 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 13373 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.69 km SSE of Davenport, California · 13374 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.61 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13374 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.34 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13375 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.93 km NNW of Corralitos, California · 13375 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13375 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.12 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13375 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 13376 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13376 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 13377 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.02 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.215 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13377 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc152964. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC.