California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 30 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Soledad, California on Tue, Jul 24, 1990, 4:24 PM PDT (23:24 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 14 km S of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-07-24 23:24:29 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.578° N, 121.038° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13220 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.510 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 13220 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13219 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.23 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13219 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.53 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13218 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13218 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13218 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.12 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13218 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.2Central California · 13218 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13218 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.813 km NW of Avenal, CA · 13218 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.512 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13218 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13217 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13217 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13217 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13217 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13216 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.64 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13216 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.6Central California · 13215 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13215 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13215 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.12 km E of Aromas, California · 13215 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.418 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.5Central California · 13214 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.9Central California · 13214 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 13214 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13214 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.69 km S of Carmel Valley Village, California · 13213 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13213 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.8Central California · 13213 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13213 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.220 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13212 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13211 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13211 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 13211 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.18 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13211 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.92 km WNW of Tres Pinos, California · 13211 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13211 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13211 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.27 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13210 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 4.02 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13209 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 13209 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.81 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13209 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.73 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13208 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13208 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.44 km SE of Aromas, California · 13208 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.52 km N of Aromas, California · 13208 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.74 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13208 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.932 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13208 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.91 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13208 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13208 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.52 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13208 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.61 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13207 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.65 km W of Volta, California · 13207 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.71 km E of Aromas, California · 13207 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13206 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 3.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13206 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 13206 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.61 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 13205 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13205 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.56 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13220 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.610 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 13220 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.910 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 13221 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.23 km SE of Aromas, California · 13221 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13222 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13222 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.818 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13222 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.72 km SE of San Ardo, California · 13223 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.86 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13223 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.77 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13223 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.84 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13223 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.35 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13223 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.81 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13225 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13226 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.1Northern California · 13226 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.95 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13227 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.64 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13227 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.137 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13227 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13227 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13227 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc161552. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:38 PM UTC.