M1.5 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, Mar 24, 1990, 8:47 PM PST

UTC

1990-03-25 04:47:36 UTC

Depth

8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.541° N, 121.135° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

57°

Stations used

21

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast21 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast49 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast381 kmNW

After

1. 1.64 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Mar 25, 2:14 AM PST · 13341 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
2. 1.68 km NW of Day Valley, CaliforniaSun, Mar 25, 3:59 AM PST · 13341 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
3. 2.95 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Mar 25, 7:51 AM PST · 13341 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
4. 1.715 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Mar 25, 8:27 AM PST · 13341 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
5. 1.77 km SE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaSun, Mar 25, 1:17 PM PST · 13341 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Mar 25, 7:22 PM PST · 13340 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
7. 1.811 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Mar 26, 4:22 AM PST · 13340 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
8. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Mar 26, 4:28 AM PST · 13340 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
9. 1.81 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaMon, Mar 26, 5:02 AM PST · 13340 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.710 km WSW of Volta, CaliforniaMon, Mar 26, 5:53 AM PST · 13340 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
11. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Mar 26, 8:18 AM PST · 13340 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.810 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Mar 26, 7:45 PM PST · 13339 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
13. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Mar 27, 3:19 AM PST · 13339 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.65 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Mar 27, 3:40 AM PST · 13339 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
15. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Mar 27, 3:19 PM PST · 13338 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
16. 3.63 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Mar 27, 10:08 PM PST · 13338 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
17. 2.43 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Mar 27, 10:12 PM PST · 13338 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
18. 2.13 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Mar 27, 10:23 PM PST · 13338 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
19. 1.6Central CaliforniaWed, Mar 28, 2:59 AM PST · 13338 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
20. 2.2Central CaliforniaWed, Mar 28, 3:05 AM PST · 13338 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
21. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaWed, Mar 28, 5:59 AM PST · 13338 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
22. 2.0Central CaliforniaWed, Mar 28, 8:05 AM PST · 13338 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
23. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Mar 28, 6:34 PM PST · 13337 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
24. 2.44 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 2:51 AM PST · 13337 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
25. 2.529 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 6:10 AM PST · 13337 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
26. 1.92 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 9:02 AM PST · 13337 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
27. 1.618 km NE of Bradley, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 3:59 PM PST · 13336 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
28. 1.616 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 4:17 PM PST · 13336 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
29. 1.72 km N of Interlaken, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 7:04 PM PST · 13336 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
30. 1.78 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Mar 30, 4:39 AM PST · 13336 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
31. 1.86 km WNW of Day Valley, CaliforniaFri, Mar 30, 9:08 AM PST · 13336 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
32. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Mar 30, 10:19 AM PST · 13336 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
33. 1.92 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Mar 30, 2:11 PM PST · 13336 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
34. 3.123 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Mar 31, 5:28 AM PST · 13335 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
35. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Mar 31, 7:20 AM PST · 13335 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
36. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Mar 31, 7:33 AM PST · 13335 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
37. 1.86 km NE of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, Mar 31, 10:08 AM PST · 13335 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
38. 2.15 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Mar 31, 5:28 PM PST · 13334 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
39. 2.07 km NE of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, Mar 31, 11:01 PM PST · 13334 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
40. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 12:51 AM PST · 13334 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
41. 2.52 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 4:38 AM PDT · 13334 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
42. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 4:45 AM PDT · 13334 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
43. 2.614 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 6:52 AM PDT · 13334 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
44. 2.52 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 10:05 AM PDT · 13334 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
45. 1.57 km ENE of Lockwood, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 5:02 PM PDT · 13333 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
46. 1.635 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Apr 1, 7:44 PM PDT · 13333 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
47. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaMon, Apr 2, 6:34 AM PDT · 13333 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
48. 2.122 km WNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Apr 2, 4:38 PM PDT · 13332 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
49. 2.021 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Apr 3, 12:14 AM PDT · 13332 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
50. 1.511 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Apr 3, 1:54 AM PDT · 13332 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
51. 2.85 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Apr 3, 3:01 AM PDT · 13332 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
52. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Apr 3, 4:45 AM PDT · 13332 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
53. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Apr 3, 9:32 AM PDT · 13332 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
54. 1.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Apr 3, 11:34 AM PDT · 13332 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
55. 2.02 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Apr 3, 11:37 AM PDT · 13332 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
56. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Apr 3, 11:27 PM PDT · 13331 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
57. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Apr 4, 9:54 AM PDT · 13331 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
58. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Apr 4, 12:58 PM PDT · 13331 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
59. 1.72 km W of Ridgemark, CaliforniaWed, Apr 4, 3:51 PM PDT · 13330 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
60. 1.72 km NNW of Seacliff, CaliforniaWed, Apr 4, 9:04 PM PDT · 13330 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

1. 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Mar 24, 4:38 PM PST · 13341 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
2. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Mar 24, 12:02 PM PST · 13342 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
3. 1.99 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Mar 24, 5:37 AM PST · 13342 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
4. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Mar 24, 5:08 AM PST · 13342 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
5. 1.523 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Mar 23, 2:54 PM PST · 13342 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
6. 1.89 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Mar 23, 12:59 PM PST · 13343 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
7. 3.73 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaFri, Mar 23, 5:50 AM PST · 13343 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.617 km NW of Pacific Grove, CaliforniaFri, Mar 23, 1:31 AM PST · 13343 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
9. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Mar 22, 1:32 PM PST · 13344 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
10. 1.85 km ESE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Mar 21, 10:11 PM PST · 13344 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
11. 1.66 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Mar 21, 2:38 PM PST · 13344 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
12. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Mar 20, 9:29 AM PST · 13346 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
13. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Mar 20, 5:01 AM PST · 13346 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
14. 2.221 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Mar 19, 6:34 PM PST · 13346 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.83 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Mar 19, 3:58 PM PST · 13346 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
16. 2.06 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Mar 19, 3:57 PM PST · 13346 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
17. 2.35 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Mar 19, 3:54 PM PST · 13346 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
18. 1.95 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Mar 19, 9:34 AM PST · 13347 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
19. 1.63 km ENE of Corralitos, CaliforniaMon, Mar 19, 8:55 AM PST · 13347 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
20. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Mar 19, 3:52 AM PST · 13347 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc154757. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.