California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 30 km WNW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 30 km WNW of Three Rocks, California on Mon, Nov 26, 1990, 1:17 AM PST (09:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km N of Coalinga, 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
1990-11-26 09:17:19 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.624° N, 120.695° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13095 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.18 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13094 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13093 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.86 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13093 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.09 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13092 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.716 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13092 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.17 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13092 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.97 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13092 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.613 km S of Stratford, California · 13092 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.77 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13091 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.97 km N of Avenal, California · 13091 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.97 km N of Avenal, California · 13091 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.25 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13091 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.78 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13091 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.87 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13091 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.68 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13091 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.97 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13091 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.62 km WSW of Hollister, California · 13091 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13091 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.711 km NW of Avenal, California · 13089 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13088 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.86 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13088 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.225 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 13088 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.94 km E of Interlaken, California · 13088 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13088 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.89 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 13088 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.78 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13088 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13087 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13087 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13087 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.48 km SSW of Huron, California · 13086 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13086 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13086 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.17 km ENE of Avenal, California · 13085 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13085 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13084 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 2.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13084 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13083 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13083 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.33 km W of Avenal, California · 13082 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.63 km W of Avenal, California · 13082 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 3.23 km WSW of Avenal, California · 13082 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.93 km WSW of Avenal, California · 13082 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.923 km W of Volta, California · 13081 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.927 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13081 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13081 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.512 km SE of Huron, California · 13080 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.030 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13080 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.9Central California · 13080 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13080 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13078 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.63 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13077 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.935 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13077 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13077 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13075 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.23 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13074 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13073 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.54 km WNW of Lake Nacimiento, California · 13072 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.52 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13072 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 1.822 km NW of Coalinga, California · 13096 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.54 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13096 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13097 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.625 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13098 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13098 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13098 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13099 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13099 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13099 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.729 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13099 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.523 km NE of King City, California · 13099 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13099 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13099 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.15 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13099 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13100 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13100 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13100 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.25 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 13101 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.8Central California · 13101 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 13101 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc200926. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC.