California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Thu, Jun 14, 1990, 2:08 PM PDT (21:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 2 km ESE of Aromas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-06-14 21:08:31 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.528° N, 121.085° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13260 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.13 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13260 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.96 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13259 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13259 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.411 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13259 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.010 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 13259 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.610 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 13259 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13259 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.610 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13259 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.29 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13259 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13258 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13258 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.65 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13258 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.13 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13258 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13258 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13258 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.62 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 13257 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.63 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13257 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.38 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13256 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13256 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13256 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.65 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13256 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13256 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.65 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13255 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.911 km W of Volta, California · 13255 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.94 km E of Interlaken, California · 13255 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13254 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.79 km W of Volta, California · 13254 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.96 km WNW of Volta, California · 13254 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.7Northern California · 13254 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13253 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.212 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13253 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.710 km NNE of Cambria, California · 13253 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13253 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.62 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13252 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.94 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13252 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.14 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13252 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13252 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.95 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13252 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.55 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13252 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.69 km WNW of Volta, California · 13250 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.45 km WNW of Volta, California · 13250 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.54 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13250 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.17 km W of Volta, California · 13248 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.012 km SW of Huron, California · 13247 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13247 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13247 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 13247 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13247 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13247 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13247 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.62 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13246 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13246 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13245 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.64 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13245 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.61 km SW of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13244 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.86 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13244 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.54 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 13244 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13244 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13260 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.39 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 13261 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.510 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13261 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.710 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 13261 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.97 km N of Day Valley, California · 13262 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.04 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13262 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.512 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 13263 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.81 km NE of Aromas, California · 13263 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13264 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.94 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13264 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.51 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13264 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.63 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13264 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13264 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.6Central California · 13264 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13267 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13267 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.64 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13267 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.911 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13268 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13269 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.76 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13270 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc159384. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:15 AM UTC.