California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3km E of El Centro, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3km E of El Centro, CA on Wed, Dec 26, 1990, 3:00 AM PST (11:00 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 7km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX. 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
1990-12-26 11:00:32 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
32.788° N, 115.530° 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
125°
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: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59km SW of Salton City, CA · 13066 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.669km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13066 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.524km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 13065 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.511km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13064 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.55km SE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13064 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.718km W of Westmorland, CA · 13063 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13063 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.16km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13063 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.012km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13062 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.619km E of Pine Valley, CA · 13062 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.817km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13061 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.158km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13060 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13060 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.221km W of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13060 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.63km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 13058 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.94km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13058 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.815km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13058 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.518km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13057 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.113km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13056 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.239km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13056 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.59km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13056 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.410km SW of Niland, CA · 13056 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.018km WNW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13056 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.58km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13056 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.76km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13055 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.213km NE of Julian, CA · 13055 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.712km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13054 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.561km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13054 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.614km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13054 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.713km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13053 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.26km S of Delta, B.C., MX · 13053 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.315km SW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13052 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.521km NE of Pine Valley, CA · 13052 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.713km NE of Julian, CA · 13052 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.28km WSW of Niland, CA · 13051 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.622km W of Westmorland, CA · 13051 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 3.218km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 13050 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.54km ESE of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13050 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13050 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.014km E of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13049 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.037km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13048 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.519km W of Westmorland, CA · 13048 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.712km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13047 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.711km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13047 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.512km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13047 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.856km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13046 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 3.57km WNW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13045 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.49km NE of Delta, B.C., MX · 13045 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.413km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13044 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.459km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13043 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.525km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13043 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.527km WSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13043 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.311km NW of Delta, B.C., MX · 13042 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.96km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13041 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.119km W of Westmorland, CA · 13040 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.96km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13040 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.89km N of Westmorland, CA · 13040 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.540km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13039 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.714km W of Westmorland, CA · 13039 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 2.05km W of Delta, B.C., MX · 13038 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 2.015km SSW of Westmorland, CA · 13067 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.525km E of Campo, CA · 13068 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.99km SW of Salton City, CA · 13068 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.13km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.62km SSW of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.52km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.02km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13068 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.812km W of Niland, CA · 13068 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.59km W of Niland, CA · 13068 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.611km SSE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13069 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.812km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13069 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.811km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13069 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.89km SW of Salton City, CA · 13070 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.156km SW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.29km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13071 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.670km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13071 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.512km SSW of Salton City, CA · 13072 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.916km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13072 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.78km SE of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13073 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.72km S of Imperial, CA · 13074 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2009472. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.