California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22km SW of Amboy, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22km SW of Amboy, CA on Mon, Nov 12, 1990, 12:53 PM PST (20:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 18km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-11-12 20:53:05 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.393° N, 115.879° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
171°
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: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723km SW of Amboy, CA · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.818km SW of Amboy, CA · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.223km SW of Amboy, CA · 13109 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.523km SW of Amboy, CA · 13109 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.924km NW of Desert Center, CA · 13109 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.718km NNE of Indio, CA · 13109 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.618km NNE of Indio, CA · 13109 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.910km NNE of Banning, CA · 13108 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.717km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 13108 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.925km E of Barstow, CA · 13107 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.918km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 13107 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.518km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 13107 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.118km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 13107 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.924km SSW of Amboy, CA · 13104 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.94km N of Big Bear City, CA · 13103 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.65km ENE of North Shore, CA · 13101 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.918km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13101 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.510km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 13099 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.55km ENE of Morongo Valley, CA · 13098 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.56km E of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13098 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.57km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13098 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.58km WNW of Garnet, CA · 13097 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.718km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13095 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.710km S of Big Bear City, CA · 13094 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.217km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 13094 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.87km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 13094 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.121km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13093 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.519km ESE of Big Bear City, CA · 13092 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.218km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13092 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.118km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13092 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.516km NE of Coachella, CA · 13091 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.117km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13091 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.013km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 13090 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.511km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13088 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.75km S of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13088 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.69km N of Cabazon, CA · 13088 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.016km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 13087 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.16km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 13087 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.018km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13087 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.610km SW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13087 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.914km NE of Indio, CA · 13086 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.514km NE of Indio, CA · 13086 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.08km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13086 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.118km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13086 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.419km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13086 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.510km NNW of Big Bear City, CA · 13083 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.523km NNW of Yucca Valley, CA · 13082 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.520km NNE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13081 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.58km NE of Coachella, CA · 13080 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.622km NNE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13080 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.815km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 13079 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.116km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 13078 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.619km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13078 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.118km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13077 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.910km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 13074 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.613km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.714km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.718km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13073 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.712km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13073 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.117km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13073 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 166.

Before

  1. 1.723km SW of Amboy, CA · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.821km SW of Amboy, CA · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.922km SW of Amboy, CA · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.922km SW of Amboy, CA · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.621km SW of Amboy, CA · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.622km SW of Amboy, CA · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.723km SW of Amboy, CA · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.523km SW of Amboy, CA · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.621km SSW of Amboy, CA · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.524km SW of Amboy, CA · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.721km SW of Amboy, CA · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.822km SW of Amboy, CA · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.721km SW of Amboy, CA · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.522km SW of Amboy, CA · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.022km SW of Amboy, CA · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.623km SW of Amboy, CA · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.724km SW of Amboy, CA · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.721km SW of Amboy, CA · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.725km SSW of Amboy, CA · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.322km SW of Amboy, CA · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

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