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M2.1 earthquake 19 km W of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 19 km W of Three Rocks, California on Wed, Sep 5, 1990, 4:30 PM PDT (23:30 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 14 km S of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-09-05 23:30:43 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.521° N, 120.611° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113 km N of Coalinga, California · 13177 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.12 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13177 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.88 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13177 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.82 km SW of Hollister, California · 13176 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13175 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13175 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.53 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13175 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.76 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 13175 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13175 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13175 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13175 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13175 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13175 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13175 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13175 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13175 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13175 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13174 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13174 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 3.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13174 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13174 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.57 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 13174 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 3.51 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13173 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.61 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13173 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.62 km E of Aromas, California · 13173 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.11 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13173 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.71 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13173 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13173 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 3.215 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13173 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13173 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13173 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13173 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.316 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13173 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13173 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13173 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.83 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13173 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.13 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13173 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13173 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.97 km NNE of Hollister, California · 13172 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13172 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 3.124 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13172 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13172 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.814 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13172 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 4.414 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13172 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13172 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13172 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13172 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.58 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13172 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13171 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.7Central California · 13171 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13171 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13170 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13178 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.74 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13178 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.83 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13178 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13179 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.62 km SE of San Ardo, California · 13179 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.78 km WSW of Huron, California · 13179 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.04 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13179 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13179 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13179 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13180 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13180 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 13180 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13180 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13180 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13180 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.819 km WSW of Volta, California · 13180 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13181 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13181 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.313 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13181 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13181 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away

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