M1.9 earthquake 5 km SE of Sunol, California

Magnitude

1.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, Sep 8, 1990, 9:56 PM PDT

UTC

1990-09-09 04:56:41 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.553° N, 121.851° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

51°

Stations used

46

• Sunol, CaliforniaPopulation 913. Forecast6 kmSE
• Fremont, CaliforniaPopulation 232,206. Forecast12 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast507 kmNW

After

1. 2.57 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 1:40 PM PDT · 13173 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
2. 3.51 km ENE of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 6:43 PM PDT · 13173 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.61 km ENE of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 7:17 PM PDT · 13173 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
4. 1.62 km E of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 7:19 PM PDT · 13173 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
5. 2.11 km ENE of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 10:13 PM PDT · 13173 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.71 km ENE of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 10:15 PM PDT · 13173 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
7. 1.83 km NNW of Diablo, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 12:14 AM PDT · 13173 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
8. 1.83 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 8:55 AM PDT · 13172 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
9. 2.13 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 10:01 AM PDT · 13172 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.97 km NNE of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 2:57 PM PDT · 13172 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
11. 2.58 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Sep 11, 2:11 AM PDT · 13172 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.94 km WNW of Day Valley, CaliforniaTue, Sep 11, 3:25 AM PDT · 13172 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
13. 1.84 km ESE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Sep 11, 5:39 AM PDT · 13171 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
14. 1.79 km ESE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaTue, Sep 11, 9:49 AM PDT · 13171 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
15. 1.616 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaTue, Sep 11, 12:01 PM PDT · 13171 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
16. 1.57 km SW of Monte Sereno, CaliforniaThu, Sep 13, 1:03 AM PDT · 13170 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
17. 1.6Northern CaliforniaThu, Sep 13, 9:09 AM PDT · 13169 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
18. 2.01 km SW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Sep 14, 8:19 AM PDT · 13168 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
19. 1.510 km NE of Blackhawk, CaliforniaSat, Sep 15, 2:44 PM PDT · 13167 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
20. 1.91 km E of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Sep 16, 9:26 PM PDT · 13166 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
21. 2.117 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaSun, Sep 16, 11:45 PM PDT · 13166 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
22. 2.31 km E of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Sep 17, 12:20 AM PDT · 13166 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
23. 1.9Northern CaliforniaMon, Sep 17, 6:58 AM PDT · 13165 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
24. 2.4Central CaliforniaMon, Sep 17, 12:01 PM PDT · 13165 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
25. 2.16 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Sep 17, 5:24 PM PDT · 13165 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
26. 1.95 km ESE of Interlaken, CaliforniaMon, Sep 17, 6:03 PM PDT · 13165 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
27. 1.62 km E of North Gate, CaliforniaTue, Sep 18, 11:36 PM PDT · 13164 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
28. 1.79 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 3:57 AM PDT · 13163 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
29. 2.85 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 9:41 AM PDT · 13163 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
30. 2.38 km N of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 7:19 PM PDT · 13163 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
31. 2.02 km E of Aromas, CaliforniaThu, Sep 20, 8:41 AM PDT · 13162 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
32. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Sep 21, 2:03 AM PDT · 13162 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
33. 1.57 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Sep 21, 2:38 AM PDT · 13162 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
34. 1.75 km NE of Amesti, CaliforniaFri, Sep 21, 3:37 AM PDT · 13161 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
35. 3.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 7:59 PM PDT · 13160 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
36. 3.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 8:00 PM PDT · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
37. 2.13 km E of Berkeley, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 8:54 PM PDT · 13160 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
38. 3.03 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 9:06 PM PDT · 13160 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
39. 2.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 10:09 PM PDT · 13160 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
40. 1.93 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Sep 22, 11:23 PM PDT · 13160 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
41. 2.26 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Sep 23, 1:18 AM PDT · 13160 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
42. 3.22 km SE of Ladera, CaliforniaSun, Sep 23, 6:35 AM PDT · 13159 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
43. 1.9Northern CaliforniaSun, Sep 23, 8:01 AM PDT · 13159 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
44. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 6:00 AM PDT · 13158 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
45. 2.62 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 9:44 AM PDT · 13158 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
46. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 11:32 AM PDT · 13158 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
47. 1.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 2:05 PM PDT · 13158 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
48. 2.32 km SE of Ladera, CaliforniaTue, Sep 25, 11:22 AM PDT · 13157 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
49. 3.52 km SE of Ladera, CaliforniaTue, Sep 25, 7:53 PM PDT · 13157 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
50. 1.721 km SW of Diablo Grande, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 3:18 PM PDT · 13156 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
51. 2.37 km SSE of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 8:00 PM PDT · 13156 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
52. 1.72 km N of Scotts Valley, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 1:10 PM PDT · 13155 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
53. 1.52 km N of Scotts Valley, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 2:47 PM PDT · 13155 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
54. 1.74 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 7:26 PM PDT · 13155 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
55. 1.92 km SE of Pittsburg, CaliforniaFri, Sep 28, 1:42 PM PDT · 13154 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
56. 1.52 km ESE of Zayante, CaliforniaSat, Sep 29, 2:59 PM PDT · 13153 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
57. 1.62 km N of Scotts Valley, CaliforniaSat, Sep 29, 3:10 PM PDT · 13153 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
58. 1.94 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Sep 29, 7:29 PM PDT · 13153 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
59. 2.12 km N of Scotts Valley, CaliforniaSat, Sep 29, 9:20 PM PDT · 13153 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
60. 2.54 km S of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaSun, Sep 30, 9:11 AM PDT · 13152 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

1. 1.95 km SE of Sunol, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 9:39 PM PDT · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.76 km SSE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 5:27 AM PDT · 13174 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
3. 2.53 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 5:16 AM PDT · 13174 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
4. 2.25 km SE of Sunol, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 7:46 AM PDT · 13175 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.5Northern CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 2:14 AM PDT · 13176 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
6. 2.82 km SW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Sep 6, 10:25 PM PDT · 13176 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.88 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Sep 6, 10:26 AM PDT · 13176 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.12 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Sep 6, 9:11 AM PDT · 13176 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.62 km SW of Bay Point, CaliforniaWed, Sep 5, 12:16 PM PDT · 13177 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
10. 2.74 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Sep 5, 7:29 AM PDT · 13177 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.83 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Sep 5, 2:21 AM PDT · 13178 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
12. 2.26 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 9:43 PM PDT · 13178 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
13. 1.67 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 9:34 PM PDT · 13178 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
14. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 9:33 PM PDT · 13178 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
15. 1.72 km N of Seacliff, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 9:33 PM PDT · 13178 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
16. 1.82 km N of Seacliff, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 9:31 PM PDT · 13178 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
17. 1.56 km ENE of Corralitos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 9:09 AM PDT · 13178 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
18. 2.04 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 7:03 AM PDT · 13178 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
19. 2.15 km NNE of Corralitos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 5:35 AM PDT · 13178 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.819 km WSW of Volta, CaliforniaSun, Sep 2, 8:57 PM PDT · 13180 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc163848. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.