California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Tue, Oct 2, 1990, 1:16 PM PDT (20:16 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km SSW of Oak Shores, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-10-02 20:16:55 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.494° N, 121.069° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 176 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13150 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.95 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13150 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13150 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.51 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13150 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13149 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13149 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 13149 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 13148 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.65 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13147 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.72 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13146 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.73 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13145 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13144 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.93 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13143 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13143 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.22 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13143 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.829 km NE of Soledad, California · 13143 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13142 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13142 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 13142 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13141 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.126 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 13141 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.62 km SE of Aromas, California · 13141 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.73 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13141 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13141 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 3.04 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13140 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 13140 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 13140 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13140 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.542 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 13139 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.6Central California · 13139 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13138 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.633 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 13138 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.62 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13138 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.65 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13138 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13138 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.213 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.35 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13137 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13137 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.08 km NNE of Gilroy, California · 13137 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.422 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13136 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.617 km SW of Lockwood, California · 13136 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13136 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13136 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.7Near the coast of Central California · 13134 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13134 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.8Central California · 13134 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.17 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 13133 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.923 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13133 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.96 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13133 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.52 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13133 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.619 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13132 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13132 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.16 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13132 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.718 km N of Coalinga, California · 13131 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.54 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13131 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 3.38 km E of Coalinga, California · 13131 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13151 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.45 km SE of Huron, California · 13151 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.15 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13151 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.25 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13151 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.011 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13151 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13152 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.812 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13152 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13152 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13152 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 13153 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13153 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13153 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.94 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13153 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 13153 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13154 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.814 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13154 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13154 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13154 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13154 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.74 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13155 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc164800. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.