California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km W of Volta, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km W of Volta, California on Tue, Jun 26, 1990, 8:59 AM PDT (15:59 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 6 km NE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-06-26 15:59:58 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.104° N, 121.009° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13247 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13247 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13247 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 13247 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13246 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13246 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13246 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.86 km E of Zayante, California · 13246 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.62 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13246 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13246 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.64 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13245 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.61 km SW of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, California · 13244 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.86 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13244 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.54 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 13244 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.16 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13244 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13244 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13242 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13242 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.72 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13242 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.02 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13242 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.619 km SW of Gonzales, California · 13242 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13241 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 13241 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.63 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13241 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13241 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13240 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.6Central California · 13239 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.610 km WSW of Taft Mosswood, California · 13239 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13239 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13238 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.528 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13238 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.23 km SW of Hollister, California · 13238 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13236 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.61 km WNW of Corralitos, California · 13236 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.26 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13236 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.440 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13236 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.92 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13236 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.94 km E of Interlaken, California · 13235 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13235 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.823 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13234 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.94 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 13234 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.54 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13234 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.26 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13233 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.17 km N of Interlaken, California · 13232 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.02 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13232 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13232 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.15 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13231 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.51 km WNW of Corralitos, California · 13230 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.83 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13230 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.63 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13230 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.72 km WNW of Corralitos, California · 13229 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.5Central California · 13229 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13229 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.6Central California · 13229 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.21 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13228 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13228 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.92 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13228 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.59 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13228 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.931 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13228 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 3.44 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13227 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 1.83 km SE of Los Gatos, California · 13248 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.54 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13249 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.45 km WNW of Volta, California · 13249 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.92 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13250 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.69 km WNW of Volta, California · 13250 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.813 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13250 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.55 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13251 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.95 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13251 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13251 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.14 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13252 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.94 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13252 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.62 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13252 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13253 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.7Northern California · 13253 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.96 km WNW of Volta, California · 13254 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.79 km W of Volta, California · 13254 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.69 km N of Boulder Creek, California · 13254 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.89 km N of Boulder Creek, California · 13254 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13254 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.94 km E of Interlaken, California · 13254 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

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