California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 37 km WSW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Three Rocks, California on Fri, Sep 21, 1990, 1:14 AM PDT (08:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km SSW of Oak Shores, 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
1990-09-21 08:14:04 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.424° N, 120.798° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 164 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13162 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13162 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13161 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13161 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13161 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.736 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13161 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13160 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13160 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13160 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.03 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13160 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13160 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.93 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13160 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13160 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13159 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.62 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13159 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.99 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13159 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13159 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13159 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13157 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.37 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 13156 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13156 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13155 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.74 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13155 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13155 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13155 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13154 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.814 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13154 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13154 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 13154 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.94 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13153 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13153 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13153 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 13153 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13153 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 3.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13153 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.812 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13153 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13152 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.011 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13152 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.25 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13152 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.15 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13152 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.45 km SE of Huron, California · 13152 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13152 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13151 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.12 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13151 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13150 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.51 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13150 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13150 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13150 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 13149 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 13149 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.65 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13147 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.72 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13147 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.73 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13145 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13145 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.93 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13144 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.22 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13144 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.829 km NE of Soledad, California · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13143 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 2.424 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13162 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.02 km E of Aromas, California · 13163 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.034 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13163 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13163 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.714 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13164 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13164 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.85 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13164 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.79 km N of Hollister, California · 13164 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13164 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.629 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13164 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.828 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13164 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 13165 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13165 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13165 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13165 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.95 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13166 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.9Near the coast of Central California · 13166 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.4Central California · 13166 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13166 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13166 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc164340. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.