California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km SE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Big Pine, California on Fri, Dec 21, 1990, 9:57 PM PST (05:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 16 km SW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-12-22 05:57:46 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.118° N, 118.229° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
310°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13070 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13069 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.32 km ESE of Round Valley, California · 13069 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.98 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13068 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.16 km SW of Big Creek, California · 13068 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.821 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 13065 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.610 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13065 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.516 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.416 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13065 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.913 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13065 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.63 km N of West Bishop, California · 13064 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.56 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13063 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.516 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13062 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.94 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 13062 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.15 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13060 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.19 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13059 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.09 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13059 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.99 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13059 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 3.09 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13059 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.19 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13059 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.59 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13059 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.317km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 13059 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.99 km S of Round Valley, California · 13058 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.69 km S of Round Valley, California · 13058 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.24 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13058 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.94 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13058 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.92 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13058 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.815 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13057 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13057 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13057 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.88 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13056 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.119km NE of Olancha, CA · 13056 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13056 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.813km NNE of Olancha, CA · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13055 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.027km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 13054 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.722km W of Lone Pine, CA · 13054 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.72km ESE of Independence, CA · 13054 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.712 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13053 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.211 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 13052 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.59 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13050 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.24 km N of Shaver Lake, California · 13050 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.811 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.421 km E of Bishop, California · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.521 km E of Bishop, California · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.79km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 13049 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13049 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.624km NE of Olancha, CA · 13049 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.85 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13048 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.725km NE of Olancha, CA · 13047 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.74 km WNW of Round Valley, California · 13046 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.621 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 13045 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 13043 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.837km ENE of Lone Pine, CA · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.51 km WNW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13040 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13039 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.629km W of Olancha, CA · 13039 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.97 km SE of Big Pine, California · 13038 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.211 km SE of Big Pine, California · 13038 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 2.014km NNE of Olancha, CA · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.813km N of Olancha, CA · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.13 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 13071 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.78 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13072 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.18 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13072 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.05 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13072 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.05 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13072 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.617 km NNW of Benton, California · 13074 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.812 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.55 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13074 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.65 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13074 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.67 km ESE of Wilkerson, California · 13075 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13075 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.51 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, California · 13075 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.912km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 13076 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.77km NNE of Olancha, CA · 13076 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.113km NNE of Olancha, CA · 13076 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.618 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13078 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 3.512km E of Lone Pine, CA · 13078 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13080 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away

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