California earthquakes

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

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 30 km W of Three Rocks, California on Tue, Dec 11, 1990, 8:24 PM PST (04:24 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 33 km SE of Big Sur, 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
1990-12-12 04:24:38 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.533° N, 120.733° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Central California · 13080 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13080 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13079 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.63 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13078 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.935 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13078 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13078 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13076 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.23 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13074 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13073 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.84 km S of Oak Shores, California · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.54 km WNW of Lake Nacimiento, California · 13073 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.52 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13073 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.71 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13073 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13072 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13072 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13072 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13072 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.88 km NE of Avenal, California · 13072 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 13071 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13071 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13069 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 3.02 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.12 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13069 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 13069 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.89 km E of San Martin, California · 13067 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13066 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.65 km SE of Aromas, California · 13066 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.218 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13066 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13066 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.217 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13066 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13065 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.97km ENE of Avenal, CA · 13065 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13064 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13064 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.24 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13063 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13063 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 13063 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 13063 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 13062 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.64 km SE of Aromas, California · 13062 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.85 km SE of Aromas, California · 13062 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.94 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13062 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 3.13 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13061 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.94 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13061 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13061 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13060 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13060 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13059 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.17 km W of Volta, California · 13059 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.86 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13059 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.74 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13058 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13058 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.95 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13058 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.310 km SSE of Huron, California · 13057 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13057 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13056 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.67 km NE of Hollister, California · 13056 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.24 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13055 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, California · 13055 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 1.512 km SE of Huron, California · 13081 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13082 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.927 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13082 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.923 km W of Volta, California · 13082 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.93 km WSW of Avenal, California · 13082 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.019 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 13082 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.23 km WSW of Avenal, California · 13083 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.63 km W of Avenal, California · 13083 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.33 km W of Avenal, California · 13083 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13083 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13083 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.625 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 13084 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13084 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13085 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13086 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.17 km ENE of Avenal, California · 13086 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13086 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13086 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.48 km SSW of Huron, California · 13087 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13087 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc202788 (also filed as ci688605). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC.