California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Central California on Mon, Feb 4, 1991, 10:25 PM PST (06:25 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 31 km SE of Tres Pinos, 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
1991-02-05 06:25:34 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.070° N, 121.536° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
292°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13026 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.734 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13026 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.031 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13026 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.531 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13026 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.734 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13026 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13026 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13026 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13025 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.735 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13024 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.934 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13024 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13024 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.69 km NE of Cambria, California · 13023 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.735 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13023 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.710 km NE of Cambria, California · 13023 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.510 km NE of Cambria, California · 13023 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.034 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13022 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 13022 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.89 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13022 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.632 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13022 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.99 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13021 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13021 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13021 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13021 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13019 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.912 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13019 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13019 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 3.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13019 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.54 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13019 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.72 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13018 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.624 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13018 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.634 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13018 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 13016 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.54 km E of Interlaken, California · 13016 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13015 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13014 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.77 km NE of Hollister, California · 13014 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13013 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13012 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.136 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13011 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13010 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 3.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13010 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13010 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.826 km WSW of San Simeon, California · 13009 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.124 km NE of Soledad, California · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13008 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.611 km N of Cayucos, California · 13008 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 13008 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.824 km NE of King City, California · 13008 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 13008 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13007 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.135 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13007 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.524 km NE of King City, California · 13006 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.32 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13006 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13004 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.48 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13004 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13004 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13004 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.733 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13003 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.19 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13003 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.932 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 1.733 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13026 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13026 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.52 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13026 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.634 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13027 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.034 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13027 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.733 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13027 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.733 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13027 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.934 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13028 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.532 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13028 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 13029 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.533 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13029 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.633 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13029 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.933 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13029 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13030 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.835 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13031 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.633 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13031 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.834 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13031 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.033 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13031 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.72 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13031 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.734 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13031 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc205916. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.