California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9km NE of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9km NE of Coso Junction, CA on Tue, Dec 29, 1987, 3:07 PM PST (23:07 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 10km NE of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-12-29 23:07:16 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.094° N, 117.864° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.710km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.710km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14146 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.410km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14146 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.810km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14146 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.416km W of Searles Valley, CA · 14146 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.414km E of Little Lake, CA · 14146 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.017km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 14145 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.114km E of Little Lake, CA · 14145 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.314km E of Little Lake, CA · 14145 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.719km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 14144 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14144 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.54km SSE of Kernville, CA · 14144 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.214km S of Little Lake, CA · 14143 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.917km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14143 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 3.110km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14142 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.510km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14142 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.917km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14142 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.51km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 14142 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.718km WSW of Olancha, CA · 14142 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.514km E of Little Lake, CA · 14142 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.77km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14141 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.514km S of Little Lake, CA · 14141 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.39km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14141 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 2.618km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 14141 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.59km E of Coso Junction, CA · 14141 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.543km ENE of Trona, CA · 14140 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.88km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14140 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.010km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14140 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.713km NE of Kernville, CA · 14140 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.017km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14140 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.513km NE of Kernville, CA · 14140 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.012km NE of Kernville, CA · 14139 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.59km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14139 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.510km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14139 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.217km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14139 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.417km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14138 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.618km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14138 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.817km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14138 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.918km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14138 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.726km W of Inyokern, CA · 14138 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.69km E of Coso Junction, CA · 14137 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.614km E of Little Lake, CA · 14137 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 1.617km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14136 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.610km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14136 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.66km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 14136 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.624km E of Little Lake, CA · 14135 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.641km ENE of Trona, CA · 14135 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.59km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14135 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.121km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14135 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14135 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.69km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14134 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.013km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14134 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.017km WSW of Johannesburg, CA · 14134 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.537km N of Kernville, CA · 14133 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.821km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 14133 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.617km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14133 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.918km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14133 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.747km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14133 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.836km N of Kernville, CA · 14132 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 2.511km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.310km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.410km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.010km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.99km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.89km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.99km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.412km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.810km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 14147 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 14147 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.218km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14147 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.117km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14149 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.017km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14149 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.923km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 14150 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.619km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 14150 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.117km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14150 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.618km SE of Bodfish, CA · 14150 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci138113. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.