California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9 km W of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km W of Three Rocks, California on Fri, Jun 15, 1990, 9:28 PM PDT (04:28 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km NE of Ridgemark, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-06-16 04:28:49 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.503° N, 120.499° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13258 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13258 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13258 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13258 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.62 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 13257 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.38 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13256 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13256 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13256 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13256 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.911 km W of Volta, California · 13255 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13254 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.79 km W of Volta, California · 13254 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.96 km WNW of Volta, California · 13254 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13254 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.212 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13253 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13253 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13252 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.95 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13252 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.69 km WNW of Volta, California · 13250 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.45 km WNW of Volta, California · 13250 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.17 km W of Volta, California · 13248 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.012 km SW of Huron, California · 13248 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13247 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13247 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 13247 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13247 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13246 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13245 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.54 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 13244 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13244 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13243 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13243 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.619 km SW of Gonzales, California · 13242 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.82 km SE of San Ardo, California · 13242 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13242 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 13241 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13241 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13241 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.528 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13238 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.23 km SW of Hollister, California · 13238 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.73 km N of Bradley, California · 13238 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.26 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13237 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.623 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13237 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.440 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13236 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.63 km E of Avenal, California · 13236 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.610 km SW of Huron, California · 13235 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13235 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.823 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13235 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.94 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 13235 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 13233 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.111 km E of Coalinga, California · 13230 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13229 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.59 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13228 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.931 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13228 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 2.37 km NE of Hollister, California · 13228 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.137 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13227 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.72 km SE of San Ardo, California · 13223 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.818 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13222 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13222 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 1.610 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13259 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13259 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.610 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 13259 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.010 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 13259 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.411 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13259 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13259 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.96 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13259 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13260 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13260 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13261 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.510 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13261 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13264 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.6Central California · 13264 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13267 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.911 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13268 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13269 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13271 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.111 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13271 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 3.611 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13271 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13271 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc159458 (also filed as ci2000396). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:53 AM UTC.