California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15km SSE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15km SSE of Lone Pine, CA on Sat, Jun 2, 1990, 11:01 PM PDT (06:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 20km SSW of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-06-03 06:01:21 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.468° N, 117.984° 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
338°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 97.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci680712. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.