California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8km E of Coso Junction, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8km E of Coso Junction, CA on Fri, Nov 2, 1990, 12:18 AM PST (08:18 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 12km E of Lone Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-11-02 08:18:26 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.038° N, 117.858° 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
96°
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: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13120 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.88km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13120 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.914km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13120 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.624km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13119 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.721km W of Johannesburg, CA · 13119 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.837km N of Kernville, CA · 13118 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.518km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13118 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.618km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13118 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.88km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13117 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.323km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13117 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.923km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13116 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13116 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.823km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13116 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.738km E of Johannesburg, CA · 13116 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.37km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13116 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.78km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13115 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.624km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13114 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.743km ESE of Trona, CA · 13113 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.524km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13113 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.920km N of Mojave, CA · 13113 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.124km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13113 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.49km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 13113 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.626km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13112 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.620km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13112 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.711km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 13110 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.624km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13109 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13109 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.613km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13108 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.79km W of Coso Junction, CA · 13108 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.57km NNE of Trona, CA · 13108 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.324km S of Trona, CA · 13106 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.343km ENE of Olancha, CA · 13102 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.918km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13102 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.312km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13102 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.514km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13102 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.113km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13101 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.048km N of Searles Valley, CA · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.033km ENE of Olancha, CA · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.824km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13099 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.724km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13099 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.527km N of Trona, CA · 13098 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.68km ENE of Porterville, CA · 13098 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.525km N of Searles Valley, CA · 13098 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13098 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13098 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13098 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13097 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.731km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13096 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.48km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13095 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.76km NNE of Lone Pine, CA · 13095 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.53km N of Coso Junction, CA · 13094 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CA · 13094 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.418km NNE of Kernville, CA · 13093 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.621km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13092 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.90km NW of Kernville, CA · 13091 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.622km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13090 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.51km N of Kernville, CA · 13088 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.629km N of Kernville, CA · 13088 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.910km ENE of Trona, CA · 13087 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.612km E of Lone Pine, CA · 13085 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 1.624km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13120 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.724km SW of Olancha, CA · 13120 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.610km NNW of Kernville, CA · 13121 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.624km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13122 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.523km SW of Bodfish, CA · 13122 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.923km N of Searles Valley, CA · 13123 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.223km SW of Bodfish, CA · 13123 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.746km ENE of Trona, CA · 13124 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.745km ENE of Trona, CA · 13124 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.624km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13125 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.820km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13125 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.614km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 13125 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.825km E of Little Lake, CA · 13125 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.621km NW of Inyokern, CA · 13125 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.926km NW of Kernville, CA · 13127 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.826km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13128 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.65km N of Olancha, CA · 13129 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.943km E of Olancha, CA · 13129 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.65km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13130 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13130 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2007381. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.