California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12km E of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12km E of Lone Pine, CA on Fri, Dec 7, 1990, 4:14 AM PST (12:14 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 12km E of Lone Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-12-07 12:14:22 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.574° N, 117.933° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
156°
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: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712km NE of Little Lake, CA · 13085 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.913km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13085 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.324km NW of Searles Valley, CA · 13084 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.624km NW of Searles Valley, CA · 13084 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.424km NW of Searles Valley, CA · 13084 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13084 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.95km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13084 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.824 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 13081 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.021km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 13080 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.050 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 13080 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.512km E of Lone Pine, CA · 13078 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.319km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13078 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.113km NNE of Olancha, CA · 13076 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.77km NNE of Olancha, CA · 13076 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.912km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 13076 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.913km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13075 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.67 km ESE of Wilkerson, California · 13075 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CA · 13074 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.518km E of Little Lake, CA · 13074 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.524km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13073 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.813km N of Olancha, CA · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.911km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.911km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.014km NNE of Olancha, CA · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.511km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.514km NW of Searles Valley, CA · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.824km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.67 km SE of Big Pine, California · 13071 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.318km E of Little Lake, CA · 13070 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.620km NNE of Trona, CA · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.221km NNE of Trona, CA · 13069 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.120km NNE of Trona, CA · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.728km NNE of Trona, CA · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.721km NNE of Trona, CA · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.57km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13066 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.528km N of Searles Valley, CA · 13064 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.93km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13064 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.615km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13063 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.514km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13062 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.727km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13061 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.325km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13061 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.815km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13059 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.317km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 13059 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.25km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13059 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.514km SSW of Olancha, CA · 13058 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.710km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13057 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.510km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13057 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.119km NE of Olancha, CA · 13056 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.614km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13056 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.014km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13056 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.714km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13056 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.714km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13056 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.818km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13055 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.813km NNE of Olancha, CA · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.027km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.724km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.722km W of Lone Pine, CA · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.72km ESE of Independence, CA · 13054 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.713km SSW of Olancha, CA · 13052 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.632km N of Kernville, CA · 13052 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 1.628 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 13088 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.629km N of Kernville, CA · 13088 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.622km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13090 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.621km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13093 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.418km NNE of Kernville, CA · 13093 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.819km NNE of Kernville, CA · 13094 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.53km N of Coso Junction, CA · 13095 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.76km NNE of Lone Pine, CA · 13095 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.731km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13097 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.912km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13098 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13098 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13098 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.713km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13099 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.525km N of Searles Valley, CA · 13099 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.527km N of Trona, CA · 13099 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.724km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13099 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.824km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.444km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 13101 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.033km ENE of Olancha, CA · 13101 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.048km N of Searles Valley, CA · 13101 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2008560. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.