M1.7 earthquake 30 km ENE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, May 22, 1990, 5:46 AM PDT

UTC

1990-05-22 12:46:59 UTC

Depth

8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.562° N, 121.038° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

32

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast30 kmENE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast57 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast377 kmNW

After

1. 1.91 km NE of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, May 22, 9:39 PM PDT · 13283 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
2. 1.715 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, May 23, 2:03 PM PDT · 13282 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
3. 1.92 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, May 23, 2:52 PM PDT · 13282 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
4. 1.925 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, May 23, 2:59 PM PDT · 13282 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
5. 1.832 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaThu, May 24, 6:03 AM PDT · 13281 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.05 km ESE of Interlaken, CaliforniaThu, May 24, 5:13 PM PDT · 13281 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
7. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, May 25, 2:37 AM PDT · 13281 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
8. 2.331 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, May 25, 7:07 AM PDT · 13280 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.518 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, May 25, 7:44 AM PDT · 13280 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
10. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, May 25, 7:45 AM PDT · 13280 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
11. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, May 25, 7:50 AM PDT · 13280 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
12. 1.517 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, May 25, 7:50 AM PDT · 13280 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
13. 2.413 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, May 25, 7:57 AM PDT · 13280 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.918 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, May 25, 12:27 PM PDT · 13280 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
15. 2.610 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, May 25, 4:47 PM PDT · 13280 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
16. 1.832 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSat, May 26, 12:47 AM PDT · 13280 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.65 km ESE of Interlaken, CaliforniaSat, May 26, 9:03 PM PDT · 13279 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
18. 1.918 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, May 26, 9:25 PM PDT · 13279 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
19. 1.910 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, May 27, 3:11 AM PDT · 13279 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
20. 2.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, May 27, 10:31 AM PDT · 13278 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
21. 1.813 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, May 27, 4:42 PM PDT · 13278 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
22. 2.323 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, May 28, 2:22 AM PDT · 13278 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
23. 2.328 km WSW of Mendota, CaliforniaMon, May 28, 5:46 AM PDT · 13277 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
24. 1.62 km N of Interlaken, CaliforniaMon, May 28, 11:15 AM PDT · 13277 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
25. 2.4Central CaliforniaMon, May 28, 9:54 PM PDT · 13277 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
26. 2.6Central CaliforniaTue, May 29, 4:18 AM PDT · 13277 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
27. 1.52 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, May 29, 4:23 AM PDT · 13277 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
28. 2.22 km NNW of Seacliff, CaliforniaTue, May 29, 6:43 AM PDT · 13276 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
29. 1.512 km W of Huron, CaliforniaTue, May 29, 8:21 PM PDT · 13276 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
30. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, May 30, 4:48 AM PDT · 13276 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
31. 2.526 km WSW of Mendota, CaliforniaThu, May 31, 12:56 AM PDT · 13275 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
32. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, May 31, 10:18 AM PDT · 13274 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
33. 1.95 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaThu, May 31, 2:37 PM PDT · 13274 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
34. 1.529 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaThu, May 31, 4:03 PM PDT · 13274 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
35. 2.129 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaThu, May 31, 8:06 PM PDT · 13274 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
36. 1.85 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Jun 1, 12:45 PM PDT · 13273 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
37. 2.421 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jun 1, 1:47 PM PDT · 13273 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
38. 1.65 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Jun 1, 5:48 PM PDT · 13273 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
39. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jun 1, 6:28 PM PDT · 13273 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
40. 3.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Jun 1, 7:43 PM PDT · 13273 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
41. 2.53 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Jun 1, 8:45 PM PDT · 13273 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
42. 1.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Jun 1, 9:07 PM PDT · 13273 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
43. 1.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Jun 1, 9:55 PM PDT · 13273 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
44. 1.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Jun 1, 9:56 PM PDT · 13273 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
45. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jun 1, 11:11 PM PDT · 13273 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
46. 2.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Jun 2, 9:17 AM PDT · 13272 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
47. 2.13 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Jun 2, 1:09 PM PDT · 13272 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
48. 2.63 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaSat, Jun 2, 5:11 PM PDT · 13272 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
49. 1.823 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jun 3, 3:59 AM PDT · 13272 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
50. 3.22 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Jun 3, 5:49 AM PDT · 13271 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
51. 1.914 km S of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jun 3, 9:39 AM PDT · 13271 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
52. 1.63 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Jun 3, 2:13 PM PDT · 13271 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
53. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Jun 3, 3:45 PM PDT · 13271 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
54. 3.611 km ESE of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jun 3, 7:16 PM PDT · 13271 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
55. 1.82 km E of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Jun 3, 8:40 PM PDT · 13271 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
56. 2.111 km ESE of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jun 3, 9:15 PM PDT · 13271 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
57. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jun 3, 9:47 PM PDT · 13271 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
58. 2.91 km ENE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Jun 4, 3:16 AM PDT · 13271 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
59. 1.76 km ENE of Corralitos, CaliforniaTue, Jun 5, 5:20 AM PDT · 13269 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
60. 2.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jun 5, 8:42 PM PDT · 13269 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

1. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, May 22, 12:10 AM PDT · 13284 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.69 km WSW of Volta, CaliforniaMon, May 21, 9:30 PM PDT · 13284 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
3. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 21, 3:56 PM PDT · 13284 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
4. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, May 21, 10:48 AM PDT · 13284 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
5. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 21, 5:37 AM PDT · 13284 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
6. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 21, 5:21 AM PDT · 13284 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
7. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, May 20, 1:31 PM PDT · 13285 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
8. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, May 20, 11:08 AM PDT · 13285 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
9. 3.36 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, May 19, 1:48 PM PDT · 13286 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
10. 2.66 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, May 19, 1:33 PM PDT · 13286 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
11. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, May 19, 11:27 AM PDT · 13286 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
12. 3.716 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, May 19, 10:55 AM PDT · 13286 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, May 18, 7:14 PM PDT · 13287 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
14. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, May 18, 9:43 AM PDT · 13287 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
15. 2.54 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaFri, May 18, 9:41 AM PDT · 13287 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
16. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, May 18, 7:36 AM PDT · 13287 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
17. 1.94 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, May 17, 11:53 PM PDT · 13288 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
18. 3.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, May 17, 8:02 PM PDT · 13288 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
19. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, May 17, 8:01 PM PDT · 13288 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
20. 1.8Central CaliforniaThu, May 17, 8:00 PM PDT · 13288 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc158042. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.