M3.0 earthquake 2km W of Gorman, CA

Magnitude

3.0 (Mc), minor

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Thu, Mar 15, 1990, 2:38 PM PST

UTC

1990-03-15 22:38:57 UTC

Depth

8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.798° N, 118.879° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

181°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Lebec, CaliforniaPopulation 1,468. Forecast5 kmSSW
• Castaic, CaliforniaPopulation 19,015. Forecast42 kmNW
• Valencia, CaliforniaPopulation 148,456. Forecast46 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast101 kmNW

After

1. 1.919km NNW of Mojave, CAFri, Mar 16, 11:36 PM PST · 13349 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
2. 1.619km NNW of Mojave, CASun, Mar 18, 12:49 AM PST · 13348 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.525km NE of Lamont, CAMon, Mar 19, 1:31 PM PST · 13346 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.822km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Mar 20, 2:13 AM PST · 13346 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
5. 2.48km ESE of Tehachapi, CAWed, Mar 21, 12:59 AM PST · 13345 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
6. 1.611km E of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Mar 21, 10:22 AM PST · 13344 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
7. 2.018km NE of Ojai, CAWed, Mar 21, 12:22 PM PST · 13344 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
8. 1.83km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Mar 22, 2:45 AM PST · 13344 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
9. 1.815km S of Bodfish, CASat, Mar 24, 7:12 PM PST · 13341 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
10. 2.213km WSW of Rosedale, CAMon, Mar 26, 3:42 AM PST · 13340 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.624km SE of Bodfish, CATue, Mar 27, 1:36 AM PST · 13339 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.913km WSW of Rosedale, CAThu, Mar 29, 1:02 AM PST · 13337 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
13. 2.013km WSW of Rosedale, CAThu, Mar 29, 1:05 AM PST · 13337 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
14. 1.813km WSW of Rosedale, CAThu, Mar 29, 2:22 AM PST · 13337 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
15. 1.617km NE of Lebec, CAThu, Mar 29, 4:56 PM PST · 13336 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
16. 1.823km E of Maricopa, CASun, Apr 1, 3:49 PM PDT · 13333 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
17. 2.210km NNE of Sunland, CAMon, Apr 2, 8:16 AM PDT · 13333 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
18. 1.79km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Apr 2, 3:08 PM PDT · 13332 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.511km SSE of Malibu Beach, CATue, Apr 3, 2:10 AM PDT · 13332 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
20. 2.412km S of Las Flores, CATue, Apr 3, 2:18 AM PDT · 13332 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
21. 2.417km N of Grapevine, CATue, Apr 3, 11:10 PM PDT · 13331 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
22. 1.719km NNW of Mojave, CAWed, Apr 4, 3:49 PM PDT · 13330 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
23. 1.822km SE of Bodfish, CAFri, Apr 6, 1:26 AM PDT · 13329 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
24. 1.57km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Apr 6, 3:00 AM PDT · 13329 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
25. 1.618km NW of Tehachapi, CAFri, Apr 6, 8:22 PM PDT · 13328 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
26. 1.917km ESE of Arvin, CASat, Apr 7, 3:38 PM PDT · 13327 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
27. 1.619km NNW of Mojave, CASun, Apr 8, 8:46 PM PDT · 13326 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
28. 2.018km W of Malibu, CAMon, Apr 9, 12:42 AM PDT · 13326 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
29. 1.821km NW of Grapevine, CAMon, Apr 9, 8:37 AM PDT · 13326 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
30. 2.07km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAMon, Apr 9, 11:39 AM PDT · 13325 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
31. 2.118km NE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CATue, Apr 10, 7:31 AM PDT · 13325 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
32. 2.120km NNW of Mojave, CATue, Apr 10, 7:45 PM PDT · 13324 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
33. 2.87km SSE of Santa Clarita, CAFri, Apr 13, 2:12 AM PDT · 13322 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
34. 2.21km WSW of Woodland Hills, CAFri, Apr 13, 5:22 AM PDT · 13322 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
35. 2.024km NE of Lamont, CASun, Apr 15, 3:06 PM PDT · 13319 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
36. 1.624km NE of Lamont, CASun, Apr 15, 3:07 PM PDT · 13319 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
37. 1.821km NNE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 18, 6:24 AM PDT · 13317 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
38. 1.913km S of Bodfish, CAThu, Apr 19, 7:02 AM PDT · 13316 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
39. 2.41km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Apr 19, 8:03 AM PDT · 13316 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
40. 2.325km NE of Lamont, CAThu, Apr 19, 5:57 PM PDT · 13315 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
41. 1.614km WSW of Lake Hughes, CASun, Apr 22, 5:07 AM PDT · 13313 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
42. 1.721km ENE of Arvin, CATue, Apr 24, 3:34 AM PDT · 13311 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
43. 2.218km S of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 25, 4:09 AM PDT · 13310 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
44. 2.019km S of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 25, 6:56 AM PDT · 13310 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
45. 1.618km S of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 25, 7:07 AM PDT · 13310 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
46. 2.519km S of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 25, 1:24 PM PDT · 13309 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
47. 2.119km S of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 25, 1:25 PM PDT · 13309 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
48. 2.05km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Apr 26, 4:25 PM PDT · 13308 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
49. 1.910km N of Pine Mountain Club, CASat, Apr 28, 7:35 AM PDT · 13307 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
50. 2.016km WNW of Grapevine, CASat, Apr 28, 10:30 PM PDT · 13306 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
51. 1.822km SW of Bodfish, CASat, Apr 28, 11:37 PM PDT · 13306 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
52. 2.12km N of Vincent, CATue, May 1, 1:13 PM PDT · 13303 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
53. 1.621km S of Maricopa, CAThu, May 3, 9:57 AM PDT · 13301 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
54. 2.311km N of Piru, CASat, May 5, 12:33 AM PDT · 13300 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
55. 1.514km N of Castaic, CASat, May 5, 8:06 AM PDT · 13300 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
56. 2.14km NNW of Malibu, CASun, May 6, 11:38 PM PDT · 13298 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
57. 1.719km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 7, 4:18 AM PDT · 13298 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
58. 1.87km ESE of Bodfish, CAMon, May 7, 8:16 PM PDT · 13297 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
59. 1.99km ESE of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, May 7, 11:13 PM PDT · 13297 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
60. 2.214km WSW of Lake Hughes, CATue, May 8, 11:29 PM PDT · 13296 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

1. 1.919km N of Mojave, CAThu, Mar 15, 9:00 AM PST · 13350 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
2. 1.913km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Mar 14, 3:20 AM PST · 13352 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
3. 2.015km N of Fillmore, CAMon, Mar 12, 5:32 PM PST · 13353 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.117km N of Oildale, CASun, Mar 11, 5:39 PM PST · 13354 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.633km SE of Bodfish, CASat, Mar 10, 7:35 PM PST · 13355 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.821km ESE of Bodfish, CASat, Mar 10, 7:03 PM PST · 13355 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.67km N of Piru, CASat, Mar 10, 1:24 AM PST · 13356 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
8. 2.83km ENE of Silver Lake, CAThu, Mar 8, 3:03 AM PST · 13358 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
9. 1.713km WSW of Rosedale, CAThu, Mar 8, 1:03 AM PST · 13358 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
10. 2.013km WSW of Rosedale, CAWed, Mar 7, 8:56 PM PST · 13358 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.721km NNW of Tehachapi, CATue, Mar 6, 9:03 PM PST · 13359 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
12. 1.99km SW of Shafter, CASun, Mar 4, 2:48 AM PST · 13362 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
13. 2.812km WNW of Tehachapi, CASat, Mar 3, 10:38 PM PST · 13362 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
14. 1.78km ESE of Lake Isabella, CAFri, Mar 2, 2:28 PM PST · 13363 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
15. 2.012km SSW of Arvin, CAFri, Mar 2, 2:02 PM PST · 13363 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
16. 2.320km N of Mojave, CAFri, Mar 2, 1:08 AM PST · 13364 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
17. 1.719km NW of Tehachapi, CAWed, Feb 28, 3:04 PM PST · 13365 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
18. 1.79km SSE of Malibu, CATue, Feb 27, 2:20 AM PST · 13367 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.79km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Feb 26, 4:47 PM PST · 13367 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
20. 2.410km E of Santa Clarita, CAMon, Feb 26, 4:16 PM PST · 13367 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci677174. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:58 AM UTC.