California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11 km S of Tres Pinos, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km S of Tres Pinos, California on Sat, Jan 13, 1990, 10:20 PM PST (06:20 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 4 km E of Interlaken, 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
1990-01-14 06:20:04 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.687° N, 121.314° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 192 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13412 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.63 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13412 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13412 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.66 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13412 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.8Near the coast of Central California · 13412 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.26 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13412 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13412 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13411 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13411 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13411 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13411 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13411 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.89 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13410 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.510 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13410 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13410 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.62 km SSE of Los Gatos, California · 13410 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.78 km N of Day Valley, California · 13410 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.54 km N of Interlaken, California · 13409 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 3.11 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13409 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.55 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13408 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.822 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 13408 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13408 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 3.02 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13407 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.05 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13407 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13407 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.67 km N of Day Valley, California · 13407 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13406 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.93 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13406 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13406 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13406 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13406 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.65 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13406 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.53 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13406 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13406 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.67 km N of Day Valley, California · 13405 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.15 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13405 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.73 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13405 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 13405 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.72 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13405 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.76 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 13404 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.07 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13404 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.65 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13404 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13404 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.7Central California · 13404 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13404 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.93 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13404 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13404 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.824 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13404 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.719 km WSW of Volta, California · 13404 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13403 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.510 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13403 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.97 km WSW of Saratoga, California · 13403 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.94 km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 13403 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 3.15 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13403 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 13402 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.89 km SW of Davenport, California · 13402 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.63 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13402 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.83 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13402 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.96 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13402 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.53 km N of Interlaken, California · 13402 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 2.48 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13412 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.02 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13412 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.74 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13413 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13413 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13413 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.54 km E of Interlaken, California · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.97 km N of Day Valley, California · 13413 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 13413 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13413 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13413 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.54 km NE of Soquel, California · 13413 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.88 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13413 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.635 km NE of King City, California · 13414 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.836 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13414 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.813 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 13414 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.536 km NE of King City, California · 13414 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.83 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13414 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.114 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 13414 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.713 km SSE of Davenport, California · 13414 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.737 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13414 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc150607. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.