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M1.6 earthquake 36 km WSW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Three Rocks, California on Fri, Feb 9, 1990, 4:40 PM PST (00:40 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 1 km NNE of Aromas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-02-10 00:40:34 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.426° N, 120.783° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

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 154 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 13384 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.612 km NE of Shandon, California · 13384 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.66 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13384 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.64 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13384 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.72 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13384 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.54 km E of Interlaken, California · 13384 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13383 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.026 km NE of Soledad, California · 13383 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.526 km NE of Soledad, California · 13383 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.912 km WSW of King City, California · 13383 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.84 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13383 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.94 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13383 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.84 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13382 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.213 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13382 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.913 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13382 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.818 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13382 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13381 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.84 km E of San Juan Bautista, California · 13381 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.721 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 13381 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.817 km W of Coalinga, California · 13381 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.63 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13381 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.52 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13380 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.72 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13380 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.02 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13380 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.84 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13380 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.616 km WNW of Huron, California · 13379 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.75 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13379 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.72 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13379 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.722 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13379 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13379 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.95 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13378 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 3.32 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13378 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.124 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13377 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.123 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.215 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13377 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 3.02 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13377 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 13377 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.12 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13375 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13375 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.34 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13375 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.90 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 13373 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.626 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13373 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.2Central California · 13372 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13372 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13372 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13372 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13371 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.96 km E of Kettleman City, California · 13371 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.06 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13371 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.824 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13371 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13371 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13368 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 13368 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13368 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13368 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 2.18 km W of Templeton, California · 13385 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 13386 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13386 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13386 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13386 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13386 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.94 km E of Interlaken, California · 13387 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.29 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13387 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.14 km E of Interlaken, California · 13387 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.13 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13387 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.88 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 13388 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.97 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13388 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.73 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13388 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.74 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13389 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.611 km WSW of Volta, California · 13389 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.94 km W of Huron, California · 13389 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13389 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13390 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13390 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13390 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc152179. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.