California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km WNW of Volta, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Volta, California on Wed, Jan 24, 1990, 6:38 PM PST (02:38 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-01-25 02:38:14 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.117° N, 120.994° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 9.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 192 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km W of Volta, California · 13400 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.99 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13400 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13400 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13400 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13400 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13400 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13400 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13400 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13400 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.81 km SE of Interlaken, California · 13400 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13399 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13399 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13399 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.93 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13398 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13398 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13398 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.13 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13398 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.53 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13398 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.924 km NE of King City, California · 13398 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.59 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13398 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.13 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13398 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.910 km WNW of Volta, California · 13398 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.21 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13398 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.61 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13398 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 3.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13398 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13398 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 3.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13398 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.09 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13397 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 13397 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.727 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 13397 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.81 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13397 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13397 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.87 km SSE of Cambrian Park, California · 13397 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13397 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13397 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.722 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 13397 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13396 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.27 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13396 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.55 km ENE of Lexington Hills, California · 13396 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.02 km WSW of Hollister, California · 13396 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 13395 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13395 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.812 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13395 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.95 km SSW of Monte Sereno, California · 13394 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13394 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13394 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.74 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13394 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.94 km NE of Lexington Hills, California · 13394 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.93 km NE of Lexington Hills, California · 13394 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.524 km NE of King City, California · 13394 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 13394 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.84 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13393 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.24 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13392 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.710 km WSW of Volta, California · 13392 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.136 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13392 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 3.02 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13392 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.52 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13392 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.52 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13392 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.52 km ESE of Day Valley, California · 13392 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13392 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13401 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.53 km N of Interlaken, California · 13401 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.96 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13401 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.83 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13401 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.63 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13401 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 13401 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.15 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13402 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.94 km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 13402 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.97 km WSW of Saratoga, California · 13402 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.510 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13403 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13403 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.719 km WSW of Volta, California · 13403 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13403 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.93 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13403 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13403 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.7Central California · 13403 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.65 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13404 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.07 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13404 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.76 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 13404 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.72 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13404 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc151274. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.