M1.9 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, Sep 29, 1990, 11:12 PM PDT

UTC

1990-09-30 06:12:52 UTC

Depth

7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.495° N, 121.070° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

95°

Stations used

31

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast24 kmENE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast56 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast374 kmNW

After

1. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 30, 1:30 AM PDT · 13153 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
2. 1.711 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Sep 30, 3:12 AM PDT · 13153 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
3. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Sep 30, 7:04 AM PDT · 13153 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
4. 3.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 30, 7:12 AM PDT · 13153 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
5. 1.812 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Sep 30, 10:17 AM PDT · 13153 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
6. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 2:22 AM PDT · 13152 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
7. 2.011 km ESE of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 6:30 AM PDT · 13152 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
8. 2.25 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 8:17 AM PDT · 13152 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
9. 2.37 km NW of Day Valley, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 11:39 AM PDT · 13152 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
10. 2.15 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 12:36 PM PDT · 13152 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
11. 2.45 km SE of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 3:13 PM PDT · 13152 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
12. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 4:42 PM PDT · 13152 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
13. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 1:16 PM PDT · 13151 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
14. 2.12 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 6:14 PM PDT · 13151 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
15. 1.95 km NW of Day Valley, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 8:44 PM PDT · 13150 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Oct 3, 12:46 AM PDT · 13150 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
17. 1.51 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Oct 3, 12:52 AM PDT · 13150 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
18. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Oct 3, 6:40 AM PDT · 13150 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
19. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Oct 3, 9:20 AM PDT · 13150 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
20. 2.024 km NNE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 3:15 AM PDT · 13149 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
21. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 2:26 PM PDT · 13149 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
22. 2.65 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Oct 5, 8:25 PM PDT · 13147 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
23. 1.72 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaSat, Oct 6, 5:09 PM PDT · 13147 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
24. 1.73 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Oct 7, 8:22 PM PDT · 13145 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
25. 1.516 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 8, 6:50 AM PDT · 13145 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
26. 1.93 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Oct 9, 10:03 AM PDT · 13144 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
27. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Oct 9, 1:55 PM PDT · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
28. 2.22 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Oct 9, 2:02 PM PDT · 13144 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
29. 1.829 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Oct 9, 2:10 PM PDT · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
30. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Oct 10, 5:55 AM PDT · 13143 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
31. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Oct 10, 7:12 AM PDT · 13143 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
32. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Oct 10, 10:24 PM PDT · 13142 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
33. 1.55 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 7:04 AM PDT · 13142 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
34. 2.126 km WSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 9:03 AM PDT · 13142 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
35. 1.62 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 9:51 AM PDT · 13142 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
36. 1.73 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 10:59 AM PDT · 13142 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
37. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 11, 8:23 PM PDT · 13141 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
38. 3.04 km NNW of Day Valley, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 9:07 AM PDT · 13141 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
39. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 9:45 PM PDT · 13140 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
40. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Oct 12, 9:49 PM PDT · 13140 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
41. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Oct 13, 3:25 AM PDT · 13140 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
42. 2.542 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Oct 13, 11:14 AM PDT · 13140 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
43. 1.6Central CaliforniaSat, Oct 13, 5:34 PM PDT · 13140 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
44. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Oct 14, 8:47 AM PDT · 13139 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
45. 1.633 km WSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaSun, Oct 14, 1:31 PM PDT · 13139 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
46. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Oct 14, 4:38 PM PDT · 13139 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
47. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Oct 15, 12:48 AM PDT · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
48. 2.62 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Oct 15, 1:21 AM PDT · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
49. 1.82 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Oct 15, 1:24 AM PDT · 13138 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
50. 1.65 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Oct 15, 1:58 AM PDT · 13138 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
51. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 15, 2:37 AM PDT · 13138 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
52. 2.213 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Oct 15, 2:41 AM PDT · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
53. 2.35 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Oct 15, 9:00 AM PDT · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
54. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Oct 15, 11:47 AM PDT · 13138 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
55. 2.08 km NNE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Oct 15, 9:48 PM PDT · 13137 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
56. 2.422 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 5:15 AM PDT · 13137 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
57. 1.617 km SW of Lockwood, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 5:37 AM PDT · 13137 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
58. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 4:46 PM PDT · 13137 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
59. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 9:31 PM PDT · 13136 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
60. 1.7Near the coast of Central CaliforniaThu, Oct 18, 10:07 PM PDT · 13134 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

1. 1.94 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Sep 29, 7:29 PM PDT · 13154 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
2. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 29, 3:30 PM PDT · 13154 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 29, 2:06 AM PDT · 13154 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
4. 1.814 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 29, 12:03 AM PDT · 13154 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
5. 2.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Sep 28, 10:55 PM PDT · 13154 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
6. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Sep 28, 4:09 PM PDT · 13155 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
7. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Sep 28, 2:29 PM PDT · 13155 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
8. 1.74 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 7:26 PM PDT · 13156 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
9. 2.323 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 6:21 PM PDT · 13156 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
10. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 10:09 AM PDT · 13156 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
11. 2.37 km SSE of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 8:00 PM PDT · 13156 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
12. 1.721 km SW of Diablo Grande, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 3:18 PM PDT · 13157 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 9:09 AM PDT · 13157 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
14. 1.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 2:05 PM PDT · 13159 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
15. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 11:32 AM PDT · 13159 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
16. 1.99 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 11:04 AM PDT · 13159 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
17. 2.62 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 9:44 AM PDT · 13159 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
18. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 5:44 AM PDT · 13159 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
19. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 23, 12:58 AM PDT · 13160 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
20. 1.93 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 11:23 PM PDT · 13160 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc164659. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.