California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10km NNE of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10km NNE of Cabazon, CA on Tue, Dec 18, 1990, 3:19 AM PST (11:19 UTC), 16 km (10 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
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-12-18 11:19:30 UTC
Depth
16.5 km (10.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.002° N, 116.753° 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
59°
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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.714km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13074 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.310km WSW of Anza, CA · 13074 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.718km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13074 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.712km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13074 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.117km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13074 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.917km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13074 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.09km S of Idyllwild, CA · 13074 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.216km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13073 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.714km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13073 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.318km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13073 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.718km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13073 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.118km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13073 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.14km N of Claremont, CA · 13073 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.018km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13073 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.918km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13073 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.318km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13073 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.317km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13072 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.114km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13072 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.418km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13072 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.718km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13072 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.918km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13072 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.719km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13072 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.418km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13072 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.018km NNE of Indio, CA · 13072 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.916km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13072 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.518km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13072 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.715km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13072 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.718km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13072 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.119km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13072 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.017km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13072 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.914km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13072 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.817km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13072 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.720km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13072 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 3.217km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13072 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.118km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.918km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.57km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.417km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.318km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.319km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.718km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.419km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.013km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.617km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.94km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.74km NNW of Claremont, CA · 13071 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.918km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.29km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13071 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.412km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 13071 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.014km SE of Anza, CA · 13071 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.114km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.118km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.219km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 2.119km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.520km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13071 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.618km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.118km ENE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.718km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.618km NE of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.78km E of Running Springs, CA · 13075 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.52km WNW of Loma Linda, CA · 13075 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.78km SSE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13075 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.58km E of Running Springs, CA · 13075 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.07km N of Fontana, CA · 13076 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.03km NE of La Verne, CA · 13076 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.23km ENE of La Verne, CA · 13076 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.914km SE of Anza, CA · 13077 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.96km SSW of Redlands, CA · 13078 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.118km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13078 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.57km SSW of Redlands, CA · 13078 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.65km N of Claremont, CA · 13078 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.619km NNW of Morongo Valley, CA · 13078 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.74km NNW of Valle Vista, CA · 13078 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.116km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 13078 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.63km NNW of Colton, CA · 13078 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.98km SSW of Lucerne Valley, CA · 13078 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.84km NNE of Claremont, CA · 13079 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.815km SSE of Big Bear Lake, CA · 13079 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.814km ESE of Anza, CA · 13080 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2009091. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.