M2.1 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.1 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Sep 5, 1990, 2:14 PM PDT

UTC

1990-09-05 21:14:33 UTC

Depth

3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.567° N, 121.157° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

47°

Stations used

28

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast46 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast385 kmNW

After

1. 2.119 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Sep 5, 4:30 PM PDT · 13177 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
2. 2.113 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Sep 5, 6:25 PM PDT · 13177 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
3. 2.12 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Sep 6, 9:11 AM PDT · 13176 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
4. 1.88 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Sep 6, 10:26 AM PDT · 13176 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
5. 2.82 km SW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Sep 6, 10:25 PM PDT · 13176 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
6. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 4:29 PM PDT · 13175 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
7. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 10:29 PM PDT · 13175 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.53 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 5:16 AM PDT · 13174 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
9. 1.76 km SSE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 5:27 AM PDT · 13174 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
10. 4.112 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 5:48 AM PDT · 13174 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
11. 3.712 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 5:52 AM PDT · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
12. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 6:01 AM PDT · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
13. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 6:05 AM PDT · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
14. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 6:25 AM PDT · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
15. 3.112 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 7:18 AM PDT · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
16. 3.712 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 7:20 AM PDT · 13174 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
17. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 1:26 PM PDT · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
18. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 2:23 PM PDT · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
19. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 4:51 PM PDT · 13174 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
20. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 7:27 PM PDT · 13174 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
21. 3.112 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 7:56 PM PDT · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
22. 2.812 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 7:56 PM PDT · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
23. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 7:58 PM PDT · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
24. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 8:55 PM PDT · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
25. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 12:17 AM PDT · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
26. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 1:19 AM PDT · 13173 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
27. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 2:03 AM PDT · 13173 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
28. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 5:44 AM PDT · 13173 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
29. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 10:21 AM PDT · 13173 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
30. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 1:18 PM PDT · 13173 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
31. 2.57 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 1:40 PM PDT · 13173 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
32. 3.51 km ENE of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 6:43 PM PDT · 13173 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
33. 1.61 km ENE of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 7:17 PM PDT · 13173 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
34. 1.62 km E of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 7:19 PM PDT · 13173 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
35. 2.11 km ENE of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 10:13 PM PDT · 13173 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
36. 1.71 km ENE of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 10:15 PM PDT · 13173 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
37. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 11:16 PM PDT · 13173 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
38. 3.215 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 11:53 PM PDT · 13173 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
39. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 12:24 AM PDT · 13173 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
40. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 1:06 AM PDT · 13172 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
41. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 1:49 AM PDT · 13172 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
42. 2.316 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 2:00 AM PDT · 13172 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
43. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 2:11 AM PDT · 13172 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
44. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 5:53 AM PDT · 13172 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
45. 1.83 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 8:55 AM PDT · 13172 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
46. 2.13 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 10:01 AM PDT · 13172 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
47. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 10:44 AM PDT · 13172 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
48. 1.97 km NNE of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 2:57 PM PDT · 13172 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
49. 2.512 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 6:10 PM PDT · 13172 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
50. 3.124 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 8:30 PM PDT · 13172 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
51. 2.724 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 8:57 PM PDT · 13172 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
52. 1.814 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 9:48 PM PDT · 13172 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
53. 4.414 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 11, 12:13 AM PDT · 13172 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
54. 2.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 11, 12:22 AM PDT · 13172 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
55. 2.76 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Sep 11, 12:53 AM PDT · 13171 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
56. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 11, 1:46 AM PDT · 13171 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
57. 2.58 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Sep 11, 2:11 AM PDT · 13171 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
58. 1.94 km WNW of Day Valley, CaliforniaTue, Sep 11, 3:25 AM PDT · 13171 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
59. 1.84 km ESE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Sep 11, 5:39 AM PDT · 13171 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
60. 1.79 km ESE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Sep 11, 9:49 AM PDT · 13171 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

1. 2.74 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Sep 5, 7:29 AM PDT · 13177 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
2. 2.83 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Sep 5, 2:21 AM PDT · 13177 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
3. 1.72 km N of Seacliff, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 9:33 PM PDT · 13178 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
4. 1.82 km N of Seacliff, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 9:31 PM PDT · 13178 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
5. 2.612 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 11:20 AM PDT · 13178 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
6. 1.62 km SE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 9:37 AM PDT · 13178 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.56 km ENE of Corralitos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 9:09 AM PDT · 13178 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
8. 1.78 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 8:50 AM PDT · 13178 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.04 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 7:03 AM PDT · 13178 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
10. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 6:51 AM PDT · 13178 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
11. 2.15 km NNE of Corralitos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 5:35 AM PDT · 13178 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
12. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 11:43 PM PDT · 13179 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 7:08 AM PDT · 13179 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
14. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 4:56 AM PDT · 13179 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 4:51 AM PDT · 13179 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
16. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 12:38 AM PDT · 13180 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 2, 9:48 PM PDT · 13180 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
18. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 2, 8:59 PM PDT · 13180 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
19. 1.819 km WSW of Volta, CaliforniaSun, Sep 2, 8:57 PM PDT · 13180 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
20. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSun, Sep 2, 5:09 PM PDT · 13180 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc163721. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC.