California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km NNE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Big Pine, California on Wed, Jul 25, 1990, 6:27 PM PDT (01:27 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km ESE of Round Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-07-26 01:27:29 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.267° N, 118.228° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.45
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
237°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13217 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.55 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13217 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.85 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13215 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13215 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.917 km NE of Mesa, California · 13215 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.57 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13214 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 13214 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13213 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.72 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13213 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.02 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13213 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.92 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13213 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.42 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13213 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.64 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13213 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13213 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.52 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13213 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.414 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13212 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13212 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13212 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.915 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13211 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 3.417km NW of Olancha, CA · 13211 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.919km SSW of Lone Pine, CA · 13211 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.55 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13211 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.512 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13210 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.02 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13209 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13209 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13209 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.13 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13209 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.411 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13209 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.8Central California · 13208 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13208 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.015 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13207 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.114 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13206 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.74 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13206 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.811 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 13205 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.84 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13204 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13204 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13203 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.119 km NNW of Benton, California · 13203 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13202 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13201 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13200 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.75 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13200 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.711 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13198 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.812 km NNW of Benton, California · 13197 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13197 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13195 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.79 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13194 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.52 km WSW of Mesa, California · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.99 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13194 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.53 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13194 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 3.62 km ESE of Round Valley, California · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.22 km WSW of Mesa, California · 13194 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13194 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.613 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13194 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13192 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.717 km NE of Mesa, California · 13191 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.66 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.26 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.86 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.66 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13190 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13220 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.712 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 13220 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.317 km NE of Mesa, California · 13220 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.027km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 13221 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.73 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13221 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13221 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.73 km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13225 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.74 km N of West Bishop, California · 13225 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.212 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 13225 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.63 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13226 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13226 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.72 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13226 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13226 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.619km NE of Olancha, CA · 13227 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.94 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13227 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.65 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13227 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.717 km NE of Mesa, California · 13227 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.75 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13227 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13227 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.73 km W of Round Valley, California · 13228 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

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