California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 31 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Soledad, California on Fri, May 25, 1990, 7:07 AM PDT (14:07 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 11 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-05-25 14:07:42 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.575° N, 121.034° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
54

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 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.517 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.413 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.918 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.610 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13279 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.832 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13279 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.65 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13278 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.918 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13278 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.910 km N of Avenal, California · 13278 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13278 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.813 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13277 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.323 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13277 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.328 km WSW of Mendota, California · 13277 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.62 km N of Interlaken, California · 13277 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.4Central California · 13276 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.6Central California · 13276 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.52 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13276 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.22 km NNW of Seacliff, California · 13276 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.512 km W of Huron, California · 13275 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13275 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.526 km WSW of Mendota, California · 13274 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13274 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.95 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13274 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.529 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13274 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.129 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13273 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.85 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13273 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.421 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13273 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.65 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13272 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13272 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 3.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13272 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.53 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13272 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13272 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13272 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13272 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13272 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13272 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.13 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13272 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.63 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13271 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.823 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13271 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 3.22 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13271 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.914 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 13271 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.63 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13271 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13271 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 3.611 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13270 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.82 km E of Aromas, California · 13270 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.111 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13270 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13270 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.91 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13270 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.76 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13269 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13268 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.911 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13267 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.64 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13267 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13267 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13266 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.6Central California · 13264 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 3.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13263 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.63 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13263 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.51 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13263 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 13280 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.05 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13280 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.832 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13281 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.925 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13282 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.92 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13282 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.715 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13282 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.91 km NE of Aromas, California · 13282 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13283 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13283 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.69 km WSW of Volta, California · 13283 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13284 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13284 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13284 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13284 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13285 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13285 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 3.36 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13286 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.66 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13286 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 13286 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 3.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 13286 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away

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