California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km ENE of Corralitos, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Corralitos, California on Sat, Feb 16, 1991, 5:18 AM PST (13:18 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 1 km NNE of Interlaken, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1991-02-16 13:18:31 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.008° N, 121.754° 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
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
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: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13013 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.77 km NE of Hollister, California · 13013 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13012 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13011 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13011 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.54 km E of Day Valley, California · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.96 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13009 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.611 km SSW of Pescadero, California · 13009 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13009 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13009 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.72 km NNE of Livermore, California · 13009 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13009 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.515 km NW of Davenport, California · 13009 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.82 km SW of Blackhawk, California · 13008 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.63 km NNW of Interlaken, California · 13008 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.813 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13008 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.414 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13008 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.124 km NE of Soledad, California · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13007 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13006 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13005 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.32 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13005 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.95 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13005 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.22 km E of Corralitos, California · 13005 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.73 km NE of Soquel, California · 13005 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13005 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.53 km N of Danville, California · 13004 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.71 km SW of San Ramon, California · 13004 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.713 km WSW of Gustine, California · 13004 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13003 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13003 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.48 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13003 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13003 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13003 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13001 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.012 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13001 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.82 km NNE of Lexington Hills, California · 13000 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 13000 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.43 km E of Interlaken, California · 13000 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.95 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 12998 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.22 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 12998 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 12998 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.95 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 12997 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 12997 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.63 km N of Aromas, California · 12997 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.63 km NE of Fairview, California · 12997 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.64 km NE of Fairview, California · 12997 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.711 km WNW of Davenport, California · 12997 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.52 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 12996 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.73 km NE of Fairview, California · 12995 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 12994 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 12994 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.86 km NNW of Marina, California · 12994 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.627 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 12994 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.72 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 12993 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.223 km NE of Soledad, California · 12993 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 12993 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.64 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 12992 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.21 km NNE of Livermore, California · 12992 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 4.03 km NNE of Livermore, California · 12992 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13014 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.05 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13014 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13014 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.54 km E of Interlaken, California · 13015 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.026 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13015 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.623 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 13015 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.72 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13017 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.54 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13018 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13018 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13018 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.71 km SW of San Ramon, California · 13018 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.912 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13018 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13018 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13018 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13020 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13020 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.97 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13020 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.08 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 13020 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13020 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.89 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13021 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc206713. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.