M1.6 earthquake 12km NE of Coso Junction, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Oct 17, 1990, 7:44 AM PDT

UTC

1990-10-17 14:44:44 UTC

Depth

1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.130° N, 117.861° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

223°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Inyokern, CaliforniaPopulation 1,099. Forecast54 kmN
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast59 kmNNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast130 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast234 kmN

After

1. 2.615km NNE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Oct 17, 8:41 AM PDT · 13135 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.212km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Oct 17, 8:55 AM PDT · 13135 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Oct 17, 10:12 AM PDT · 13135 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
4. 2.413km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Oct 17, 10:26 AM PDT · 13135 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.613km NE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Oct 17, 4:11 PM PDT · 13135 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.515km WSW of Little Lake, CAThu, Oct 18, 5:06 AM PDT · 13134 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
7. 1.921km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Oct 19, 3:28 AM PDT · 13133 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
8. 1.921km ENE of Little Lake, CAFri, Oct 19, 8:21 AM PDT · 13133 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
9. 1.627km E of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 19, 10:03 AM PDT · 13133 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
10. 1.613km NE of Little Lake, CAFri, Oct 19, 8:01 PM PDT · 13133 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CAFri, Oct 19, 11:13 PM PDT · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
12. 1.744km E of Olancha, CASat, Oct 20, 2:27 AM PDT · 13132 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
13. 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 20, 5:54 AM PDT · 13132 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
14. 1.714km NE of Coso Junction, CASat, Oct 20, 10:40 AM PDT · 13132 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.444km E of Olancha, CASun, Oct 21, 7:02 AM PDT · 13131 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
16. 1.913km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 21, 2:19 PM PDT · 13131 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.812km NE of Coso Junction, CASun, Oct 21, 8:24 PM PDT · 13131 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
18. 1.58km N of Olancha, CAMon, Oct 22, 5:26 AM PDT · 13130 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
19. 1.916km NNE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Oct 22, 4:26 PM PDT · 13130 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
20. 1.516km SE of Olancha, CAMon, Oct 22, 5:21 PM PDT · 13130 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
21. 1.66km NNE of Little Lake, CAMon, Oct 22, 7:14 PM PDT · 13130 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
22. 1.716km NNE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Oct 22, 7:24 PM PDT · 13130 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
23. 1.940km E of Olancha, CAMon, Oct 22, 8:12 PM PDT · 13130 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
24. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CAMon, Oct 22, 11:27 PM PDT · 13130 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
25. 1.65km SE of Coso Junction, CATue, Oct 23, 12:33 AM PDT · 13130 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
26. 1.943km E of Olancha, CATue, Oct 23, 3:55 PM PDT · 13129 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
27. 1.65km N of Olancha, CAWed, Oct 24, 3:38 AM PDT · 13128 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
28. 1.826km WSW of Olancha, CAWed, Oct 24, 1:48 PM PDT · 13128 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
29. 1.926km NW of Kernville, CAThu, Oct 25, 1:44 PM PDT · 13127 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
30. 1.621km NW of Inyokern, CASat, Oct 27, 2:39 PM PDT · 13125 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
31. 1.825km E of Little Lake, CASat, Oct 27, 6:35 PM PDT · 13125 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
32. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CASat, Oct 27, 9:11 PM PDT · 13125 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
33. 2.624km WSW of Olancha, CASun, Oct 28, 1:17 AM PDT · 13124 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
34. 2.745km ENE of Trona, CASun, Oct 28, 11:25 AM PST · 13124 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
35. 1.746km ENE of Trona, CASun, Oct 28, 12:07 PM PST · 13124 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
36. 1.923km N of Searles Valley, CATue, Oct 30, 5:55 AM PST · 13122 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
37. 1.624km WSW of Olancha, CAWed, Oct 31, 5:28 AM PST · 13121 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
38. 1.610km NNW of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 31, 1:52 PM PST · 13121 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
39. 1.724km SW of Olancha, CAThu, Nov 1, 5:38 PM PST · 13120 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
40. 1.624km WSW of Olancha, CAThu, Nov 1, 9:42 PM PST · 13120 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
41. 1.78km E of Coso Junction, CAFri, Nov 2, 12:18 AM PST · 13119 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
42. 1.724km WSW of Olancha, CAFri, Nov 2, 12:32 AM PST · 13119 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
43. 1.88km E of Coso Junction, CAFri, Nov 2, 1:46 AM PST · 13119 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
44. 1.914km E of Coso Junction, CAFri, Nov 2, 9:07 AM PST · 13119 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
45. 1.624km WSW of Olancha, CASat, Nov 3, 1:23 AM PST · 13118 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
46. 1.721km W of Johannesburg, CASat, Nov 3, 5:03 AM PST · 13118 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
47. 1.837km N of Kernville, CASun, Nov 4, 4:26 AM PST · 13117 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
48. 1.518km ENE of Little Lake, CASun, Nov 4, 8:48 AM PST · 13117 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
49. 1.618km ENE of Little Lake, CASun, Nov 4, 8:51 AM PST · 13117 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
50. 1.88km E of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Nov 5, 1:39 AM PST · 13116 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
51. 2.323km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Nov 5, 6:30 AM PST · 13116 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
52. 1.923km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Nov 5, 12:30 PM PST · 13116 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
53. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Nov 5, 12:33 PM PST · 13116 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
54. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CAMon, Nov 5, 2:49 PM PST · 13116 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
55. 2.37km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Nov 6, 3:57 AM PST · 13115 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
56. 1.78km E of Lake Isabella, CATue, Nov 6, 3:19 PM PST · 13115 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
57. 1.624km WSW of Olancha, CAWed, Nov 7, 11:57 AM PST · 13114 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
58. 1.743km ESE of Trona, CAThu, Nov 8, 11:33 AM PST · 13113 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
59. 1.524km SE of Bodfish, CAThu, Nov 8, 5:45 PM PST · 13113 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
60. 2.124km WSW of Olancha, CAThu, Nov 8, 7:20 PM PST · 13113 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

1. 2.115km NNE of Coso Junction, CAWed, Oct 17, 5:51 AM PDT · 13135 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.344km E of Olancha, CATue, Oct 16, 5:23 PM PDT · 13136 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
3. 1.824km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Oct 16, 8:13 AM PDT · 13136 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
4. 1.712km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Oct 16, 5:19 AM PDT · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
5. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Oct 16, 5:08 AM PDT · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.514km NNE of Coso Junction, CATue, Oct 16, 2:27 AM PDT · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.914km NE of Coso Junction, CATue, Oct 16, 2:07 AM PDT · 13136 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.432km E of Johannesburg, CASun, Oct 14, 9:36 AM PDT · 13138 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.025km WNW of Kernville, CASun, Oct 14, 9:34 AM PDT · 13138 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
10. 2.033km N of Kernville, CASun, Oct 14, 7:21 AM PDT · 13138 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
11. 2.19km E of Lone Pine, CASat, Oct 13, 7:19 PM PDT · 13139 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
12. 1.724km WSW of Olancha, CASat, Oct 13, 4:49 AM PDT · 13139 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
13. 2.212km SSW of Johannesburg, CAFri, Oct 12, 1:47 PM PDT · 13140 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.913km NW of Coso Junction, CAFri, Oct 12, 9:40 AM PDT · 13140 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
15. 1.715km E of Coso Junction, CAThu, Oct 11, 5:26 AM PDT · 13141 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CAWed, Oct 10, 6:08 PM PDT · 13142 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
17. 1.633km N of Kernville, CAWed, Oct 10, 12:53 PM PDT · 13142 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
18. 2.024km WSW of Olancha, CAWed, Oct 10, 4:47 AM PDT · 13142 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
19. 1.633km N of Kernville, CATue, Oct 9, 11:19 PM PDT · 13143 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
20. 2.124km WSW of Olancha, CATue, Oct 9, 4:21 PM PDT · 13143 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2006449. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:43 PM UTC.