California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Fri, Nov 23, 1990, 3:17 AM PST (11:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-11-23 11:17:34 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.544° N, 121.134° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13099 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13098 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13098 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.625 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13098 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13098 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.67 km N of Day Valley, California · 13097 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.54 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13097 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.211 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 13097 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.626 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 13097 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.822 km NW of Coalinga, California · 13097 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.030 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 13096 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.533 km NW of San Simeon, California · 13095 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.95 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13095 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13095 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.18 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13094 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.93 km NNW of Seacliff, California · 13094 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13094 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.86 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13094 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.09 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13093 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.716 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13092 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.76 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 13092 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 3.17 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13092 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.97 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13092 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.62 km WSW of Hollister, California · 13092 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13091 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.75 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 13091 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13090 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.83 km NNW of Seacliff, California · 13089 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.711 km NW of Avenal, California · 13089 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13089 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.225 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 13089 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.94 km E of Interlaken, California · 13088 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13088 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.89 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 13088 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.78 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13088 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.66 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13087 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13087 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13087 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13087 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.66 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13087 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13086 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13086 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13086 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13085 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13084 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.625 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 13084 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13083 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13083 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.019 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 13082 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.923 km W of Volta, California · 13082 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.927 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13081 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13081 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.030 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13080 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.9Central California · 13080 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13080 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13078 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.63 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13077 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.935 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13077 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13077 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13076 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13099 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.729 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13099 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.523 km NE of King City, California · 13099 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13099 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13099 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.15 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13100 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13101 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13101 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.25 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 13101 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.8Central California · 13102 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 13102 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.95 km S of Gilroy, California · 13102 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13102 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13102 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.87 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13102 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.712 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13102 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.66 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 13102 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.54 km WNW of Gonzales, California · 13103 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 13103 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc200716. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.