M1.7 earthquake 32km SSW of Baker, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Sep 18, 1990, 11:03 AM PDT

UTC

1990-09-18 18:03:11 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.020° N, 116.247° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

246°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Baker, CaliforniaPopulation 735. Forecast31 kmSSW
• Barstow, CaliforniaPopulation 23,692. Forecast72 kmE
• Victorville, CaliforniaPopulation 122,225. Forecast109 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast212 kmENE

After

1. 1.715km NE of Twentynine Palms, CAWed, Sep 19, 8:28 AM PDT · 13164 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
2. 1.533km NNW of Fort Irwin, CAFri, Sep 21, 1:34 AM PDT · 13162 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
3. 1.935km SW of Ludlow, CASun, Sep 23, 10:03 PM PDT · 13159 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
4. 1.713km NW of Fort Irwin, CAMon, Sep 24, 8:03 AM PDT · 13159 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
5. 3.033km SW of Ludlow, CAThu, Oct 4, 12:36 AM PDT · 13149 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
6. 1.710km N of Yucca Valley, CAFri, Oct 12, 10:56 PM PDT · 13140 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.733km SSW of Ludlow, CAMon, Oct 15, 1:05 AM PDT · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.833km N of Joshua Tree, CAMon, Oct 15, 5:58 AM PDT · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.433km SSW of Ludlow, CAMon, Oct 15, 12:45 PM PDT · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.531km WSW of Tecopa, CAWed, Oct 17, 8:55 AM PDT · 13136 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
11. 1.933km SW of Ludlow, CAThu, Oct 18, 8:07 PM PDT · 13134 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
12. 1.59km SE of Lucerne Valley, CAMon, Oct 22, 1:52 AM PDT · 13131 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.526km NNW of Yucca Valley, CAFri, Oct 26, 8:49 PM PDT · 13126 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
14. 2.44km WNW of Fort Irwin, CAWed, Oct 31, 4:40 PM PST · 13121 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
15. 1.738km E of Johannesburg, CAMon, Nov 5, 10:21 PM PST · 13116 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.125km E of Barstow, CATue, Nov 6, 8:05 AM PST · 13116 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
17. 2.325km E of Barstow, CATue, Nov 6, 1:19 PM PST · 13116 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
18. 2.326km E of Barstow, CAWed, Nov 7, 7:26 AM PST · 13115 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
19. 1.743km ESE of Trona, CAThu, Nov 8, 11:33 AM PST · 13114 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
20. 3.515km E of Lucerne Valley, CAThu, Nov 8, 11:11 PM PST · 13113 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
21. 3.015km E of Lucerne Valley, CAThu, Nov 8, 11:12 PM PST · 13113 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
22. 2.513km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CAThu, Nov 8, 11:13 PM PST · 13113 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
23. 1.613km ESE of Lucerne Valley, CAThu, Nov 8, 11:13 PM PST · 13113 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
24. 2.014km E of Lucerne Valley, CAFri, Nov 9, 9:56 AM PST · 13113 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
25. 2.323km SW of Amboy, CAFri, Nov 9, 6:14 PM PST · 13112 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
26. 1.524km SW of Amboy, CAFri, Nov 9, 7:03 PM PST · 13112 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
27. 2.222km SW of Amboy, CASat, Nov 10, 1:07 AM PST · 13112 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
28. 2.524km SW of Amboy, CASat, Nov 10, 1:21 AM PST · 13112 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
29. 1.724km SW of Amboy, CASat, Nov 10, 1:26 AM PST · 13112 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
30. 1.524km SW of Amboy, CASat, Nov 10, 1:36 AM PST · 13112 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
31. 1.522km SW of Amboy, CASat, Nov 10, 1:44 AM PST · 13112 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
32. 2.524km SW of Amboy, CASat, Nov 10, 1:55 AM PST · 13112 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
33. 2.424km SW of Amboy, CASat, Nov 10, 2:24 AM PST · 13112 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
34. 2.024km SW of Amboy, CASat, Nov 10, 2:31 AM PST · 13112 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
35. 2.323km SW of Amboy, CASat, Nov 10, 11:19 AM PST · 13112 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
36. 1.822km SW of Amboy, CASat, Nov 10, 11:44 AM PST · 13112 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
37. 1.923km SW of Amboy, CASat, Nov 10, 12:32 PM PST · 13112 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
38. 1.822km SW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 10:44 AM PST · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
39. 1.623km SW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 10:53 AM PST · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
40. 2.423km SW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 1:25 PM PST · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
41. 2.221km SW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 2:06 PM PST · 13111 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
42. 2.723km SW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 2:30 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
43. 1.922km SW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 2:40 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
44. 1.822km SSW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 3:30 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
45. 2.525km SW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 3:34 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
46. 1.924km SW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 3:37 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
47. 1.726km SSW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 3:50 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
48. 2.023km SW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 3:58 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
49. 2.822km SW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 4:05 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
50. 1.725km SSW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 4:11 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
51. 2.026km SSW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 5:08 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
52. 2.224km SW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 5:09 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
53. 1.624km SW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 5:15 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
54. 1.726km SSW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 5:23 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
55. 2.225km SW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 5:23 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
56. 3.023km SW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 5:49 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
57. 2.225km SSW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 5:55 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
58. 2.327km SW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 5:55 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
59. 2.322km SW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 5:58 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
60. 1.725km SSW of Amboy, CASun, Nov 11, 6:18 PM PST · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

1. 1.86km NE of Joshua Tree, CATue, Sep 18, 9:34 AM PDT · 13165 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.629km NE of Twentynine Palms, CASat, Sep 15, 9:18 PM PDT · 13167 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.67km SSE of Lucerne Valley, CASat, Sep 15, 1:51 PM PDT · 13168 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.120km SW of Fort Irwin, CASat, Sep 15, 12:21 PM PDT · 13168 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
5. 1.521km SW of Fort Irwin, CASat, Sep 15, 8:02 AM PDT · 13168 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
6. 2.327km SSE of Ludlow, CAWed, Sep 5, 12:54 AM PDT · 13178 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
7. 2.29km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CATue, Sep 4, 8:07 PM PDT · 13178 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.09km WNW of Twentynine Palms, CAMon, Sep 3, 2:07 AM PDT · 13180 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.99km NW of Twentynine Palms, CASun, Sep 2, 12:55 AM PDT · 13181 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.78km NE of Joshua Tree, CASat, Sep 1, 2:50 AM PDT · 13182 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
11. 2.114km NNE of Barstow, CAWed, Aug 29, 5:36 PM PDT · 13184 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
12. 2.017km ESE of Big Bear City, CASat, Aug 25, 9:38 AM PDT · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.017km E of Big Bear City, CASat, Aug 25, 6:26 AM PDT · 13189 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
14. 2.017km E of Big Bear City, CASat, Aug 25, 6:20 AM PDT · 13189 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.711km NW of Fort Irwin, CAFri, Aug 24, 10:05 PM PDT · 13189 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
16. 1.512km NW of Fort Irwin, CAFri, Aug 24, 9:23 PM PDT · 13189 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
17. 2.212km NW of Fort Irwin, CAFri, Aug 24, 9:06 PM PDT · 13189 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
18. 2.236km SW of Baker, CAFri, Aug 24, 7:38 PM PDT · 13189 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
19. 2.322km NNW of Joshua Tree, CAThu, Aug 23, 6:10 PM PDT · 13190 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
20. 1.615km ENE of Barstow, CAWed, Aug 22, 1:35 PM PDT · 13192 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2004934. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.