California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 29 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 29 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Oct 9, 1990, 2:10 PM PDT (21:10 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-10-09 21:10:16 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.579° N, 121.060° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
21

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 144 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13143 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13143 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 13142 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13142 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.126 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 13142 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.62 km SE of Aromas, California · 13142 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.73 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13142 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13141 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.04 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13141 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 13140 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 13140 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13140 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.542 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 13140 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.6Central California · 13139 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13139 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.633 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 13138 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.62 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13138 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.65 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13138 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13138 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.213 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.35 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13138 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13137 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.08 km NNE of Gilroy, California · 13137 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.422 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13137 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.617 km SW of Lockwood, California · 13137 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13136 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13136 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13136 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.7Near the coast of Central California · 13134 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13134 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.8Central California · 13134 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.78 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13134 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.17 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 13134 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.923 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13133 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.96 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13133 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.52 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13133 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.619 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13133 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.16 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13132 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.718 km N of Coalinga, California · 13132 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.54 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13132 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 3.38 km E of Coalinga, California · 13132 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.513 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 13131 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13130 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13130 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 13130 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 13129 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.65 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13129 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.95 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13129 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13129 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.76 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13128 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13128 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.313 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13128 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 13128 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13126 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.22 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13143 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13143 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.93 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13144 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13144 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13144 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13145 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.73 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13145 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.72 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13146 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.65 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13147 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 13148 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 13149 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13150 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13150 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.51 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13150 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13150 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.95 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13150 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.12 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13150 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13150 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13151 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.45 km SE of Huron, California · 13151 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc165100. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:23 AM UTC.