California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada on Tue, Dec 11, 1990, 10:23 AM PST (18:23 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5 km W of Aspen Springs, 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
1990-12-11 18:23:23 UTC
Depth
-1.0 km (-0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.472° N, 117.929° 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, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
228°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13082 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.050 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 13080 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13080 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.233 km NW of Benton, California · 13080 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.618 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13079 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.51 km SSE of Sunny Slopes, California · 13076 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13076 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.67 km ESE of Wilkerson, California · 13075 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.65 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13075 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.55 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13075 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.812 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13075 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.617 km NNW of Benton, California · 13074 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.05 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.05 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13072 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.18 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13072 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.78 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13072 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.13 km SSE of Swall Meadows, California · 13072 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.67 km SE of Big Pine, California · 13071 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.63 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.716 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13070 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.129 km NW of Benton, California · 13070 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.32 km ESE of Round Valley, California · 13070 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.98 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13069 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.821 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 13066 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.610 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13066 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 3.516 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13066 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 3.416 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13066 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.711 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13065 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.913 km NNE of Mesa, California · 13065 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.63 km N of West Bishop, California · 13065 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.56 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13063 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.516 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13063 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.94 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 13062 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.15 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13060 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.19 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13060 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.09 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13060 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.99 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13060 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 3.09 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13060 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.19 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13060 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.59 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13060 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.99 km S of Round Valley, California · 13059 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.69 km S of Round Valley, California · 13059 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.24 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13059 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.94 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13059 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.92 km W of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13059 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.815 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13058 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13058 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13058 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.88 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13057 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13057 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13056 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.027km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.72km ESE of Independence, CA · 13054 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.712 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13054 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.211 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 13052 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.727 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 13052 days ago · -2 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.59 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13051 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.951km W of Tonopah, NV · 13050 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.811 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13050 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.421 km E of Bishop, California · 13050 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13083 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13083 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13083 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.93 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13083 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13084 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.917 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 13086 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.612km E of Lone Pine, CA · 13086 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 13087 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.711 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13087 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.03 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13088 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.92 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13088 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.32 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13088 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13088 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13089 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.628 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 13089 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.024 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 13089 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.628 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 13090 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.629 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 13090 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13091 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.010 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13092 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc202326 (also filed as ci2008717). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC.