California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9 km W of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km W of Three Rocks, California on Mon, Sep 24, 1990, 11:04 AM PDT (18:04 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 8 km E of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-09-24 18:04:06 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.497° N, 120.502° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 148 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13159 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13157 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13156 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13156 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13155 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13155 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13155 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.814 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13155 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13155 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 13154 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13154 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13154 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 13154 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13153 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13153 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.812 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13153 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13153 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.011 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13152 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.25 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13152 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.45 km SE of Huron, California · 13152 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13151 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13151 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13150 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13150 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 13150 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 13149 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.65 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13148 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13145 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.22 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13144 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.829 km NE of Soledad, California · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13143 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13143 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 13143 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.73 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13142 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13142 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 13141 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 13141 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13141 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.6Central California · 13140 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13139 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.65 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13139 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13139 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.213 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13139 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13138 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.617 km SW of Lockwood, California · 13137 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13137 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13137 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.38km NNE of Corcoran, CA · 13136 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13135 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.8Central California · 13135 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.923 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13134 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.96 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13134 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.85 km S of Avenal, California · 13134 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.95 km S of Avenal, California · 13134 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13134 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.62 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13134 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.619 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13133 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.718 km N of Coalinga, California · 13132 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13159 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13161 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.93 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13161 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13161 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.03 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13161 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13161 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13161 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13161 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13161 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.736 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13161 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13161 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13161 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13161 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13162 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.57 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13163 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.037 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13163 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.424 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13163 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 3.034 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13163 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13163 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.714 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13164 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc164508. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC.