California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 26 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Soledad, California on Tue, Mar 13, 1990, 5:05 PM PST (01:05 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-03-14 01:05:32 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.548° N, 121.074° 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
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
20

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 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13352 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.79 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13352 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13352 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13352 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13352 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.23 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13351 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.03 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13350 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13350 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 13350 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13350 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13349 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.86 km N of Interlaken, California · 13349 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.31 km E of Aromas, California · 13348 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.510 km ESE of Dos Palos, California · 13348 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.25 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13348 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.66 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13347 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13347 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13347 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.63 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13347 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.95 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13347 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.35 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 13346 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.06 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 13346 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.83 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13346 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.221 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13346 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13346 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13346 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.66 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13344 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.85 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13344 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13344 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.617 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 13343 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 3.73 km SE of Aromas, California · 13343 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.89 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13343 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 13342 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13342 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.99 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 13342 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13342 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13341 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13341 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.64 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13341 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.68 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13341 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13341 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.715 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13341 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.77 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13341 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13340 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 13340 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13340 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.81 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13340 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.710 km WSW of Volta, California · 13340 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13340 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13339 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13339 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.65 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13339 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13338 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 3.63 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13338 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.43 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13338 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.13 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13338 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.6Central California · 13338 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.2Central California · 13338 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.0Central California · 13338 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13337 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 3.33 km SW of Hollister, California · 13353 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.818 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13353 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.46 km S of Gilroy, California · 13354 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.65 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13354 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.76 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13354 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.229 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13354 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13354 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13355 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13355 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.415 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13355 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.94 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13355 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.618 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13355 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.15 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13355 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.59 km E of Coalinga, California · 13355 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.010 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 13355 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.74 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13356 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13356 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 13356 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 13356 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.78 km WSW of Chualar, California · 13356 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc154229. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.