M1.7 earthquake 9km ESE of Lompoc, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, May 13, 1990, 1:39 PM PDT

UTC

1990-05-13 20:39:59 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.602° N, 120.373° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

119°

Stations used

0

• Lompoc, CaliforniaPopulation 44,164. Forecast9 kmESE
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast39 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast205 kmWNW

After

1. 3.06km WSW of Orcutt, CAMon, May 14, 1:44 AM PDT · 13292 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
2. 2.221km SW of Lompoc, CAThu, May 17, 2:12 AM PDT · 13289 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
3. 2.280 km W of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CAFri, May 18, 7:22 AM PDT · 13288 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.880 km W of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CaliforniaSun, May 20, 10:31 AM PDT · 13286 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
5. 1.97 km NE of Edna, CaliforniaWed, May 23, 6:32 PM PDT · 13283 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
6. 3.326km S of Lompoc, CASat, May 26, 12:28 AM PDT · 13280 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
7. 1.79 km W of Morro Bay, CaliforniaSat, Jun 2, 4:26 AM PDT · 13273 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.368 km SW of Avila Beach, CaliforniaMon, Jun 4, 5:14 AM PDT · 13271 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
9. 1.99km ESE of Lompoc, CAWed, Jun 6, 12:55 AM PDT · 13269 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
10. 1.924km SW of Maricopa, CAMon, Jun 11, 11:14 PM PDT · 13263 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
11. 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CATue, Jun 12, 9:05 AM PDT · 13263 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
12. 2.374 km W of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CaliforniaThu, Jun 14, 6:13 AM PDT · 13261 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
13. 2.238 km W of Casmalia, CaliforniaThu, Jun 14, 12:52 PM PDT · 13261 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
14. 2.030 km W of Casmalia, CaliforniaFri, Jun 15, 12:26 PM PDT · 13260 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
15. 2.427km SW of Lompoc, CAFri, Jun 29, 1:21 PM PDT · 13246 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
16. 2.236 km WSW of Avila Beach, CaliforniaSat, Jun 30, 6:15 AM PDT · 13245 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
17. 2.577 km SW of Avila Beach, CaliforniaWed, Jul 11, 8:55 PM PDT · 13233 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.667 km SW of Avila Beach, CaliforniaWed, Jul 11, 8:58 PM PDT · 13233 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away

Before

1. 2.88km ESE of Lompoc, CAThu, May 3, 3:25 PM PDT · 13303 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.621km S of Maricopa, CAThu, May 3, 9:57 AM PDT · 13303 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
3. 3.08km ESE of Lompoc, CATue, May 1, 10:24 AM PDT · 13305 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.516km WSW of Lompoc, CAFri, Apr 27, 1:49 AM PDT · 13309 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
5. 2.119km S of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 25, 1:25 PM PDT · 13311 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
6. 2.519km S of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 25, 1:24 PM PDT · 13311 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.618km S of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 25, 7:07 AM PDT · 13311 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.019km S of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 25, 6:56 AM PDT · 13311 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.218km S of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 25, 4:09 AM PDT · 13311 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.29km E of Lompoc, CAMon, Apr 23, 6:57 PM PDT · 13313 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
11. 1.821km NNE of Carpinteria, CAWed, Apr 18, 6:24 AM PDT · 13318 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
12. 2.016km WSW of Isla Vista, CATue, Apr 17, 8:48 AM PDT · 13319 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
13. 1.914 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaSun, Apr 15, 9:37 AM PDT · 13321 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1058629. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.