California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11km W of El Centro, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11km W of El Centro, CA on Sat, Jul 14, 1990, 4:18 AM PDT (11:18 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 10km WSW of Salton City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-07-14 11:18:55 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.779° N, 115.675° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 192.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2001265. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.