California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 25 km SW of Firebaugh, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Firebaugh, California on Sat, Apr 13, 1991, 8:01 AM PDT (15:01 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 23 km NNE of San Ardo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1991-04-13 15:01:45 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.700° N, 120.666° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 17.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12958 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 12957 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 12956 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.82 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 12954 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 12954 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 12953 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 12953 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.83 km ESE of Aromas, California · 12953 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 12953 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 12953 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.5Central California · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 12951 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.85 km SE of Coalinga, California · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 12951 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 12950 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12950 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 12949 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 12947 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.82 km ENE of Aromas, California · 12947 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 12947 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12946 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12946 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 12945 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.722 km NE of San Ardo, California · 12944 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 12944 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 12944 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 12944 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.22 km E of Aromas, California · 12943 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.64 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 12941 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.216 km WSW of Gustine, California · 12941 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.49 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 12941 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12940 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.812 km W of Huron, California · 12939 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.85 km ESE of Aromas, California · 12939 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.34 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 12938 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.95 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 12937 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.65 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 12937 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.7Central California · 12936 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.010 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.67 km S of Huron, California · 12936 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 12935 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12935 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12935 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.05 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 12934 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.16 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 12932 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 3.123 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 12932 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 12932 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.67 km NE of Hollister, California · 12931 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 12930 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.58 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 12930 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 12928 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.68 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.56 km NE of Coalinga, California · 12928 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.58 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 12928 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.28 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12928 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 12928 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 2.01 km E of Prunedale, California · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.51 km E of Prunedale, California · 12960 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.81 km E of Prunedale, California · 12960 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.211 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12960 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.010 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12960 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 12962 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.65 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 12962 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 12962 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.61 km E of Prunedale, California · 12962 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.0Central California · 12963 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.219 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12963 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.519 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12963 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.719 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12963 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.219 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12963 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.52 km E of Prunedale, California · 12963 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.41 km E of Prunedale, California · 12963 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.018 km N of Coalinga, California · 12964 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 12964 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 12965 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.630 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 12966 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc210513. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:05 AM UTC.