M1.7 earthquake 14km WNW of Malibu, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14km WNW of Malibu, CA on Mon, Jun 18, 1990, 8:16 AM PDT (15:16 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 6km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-06-18 15:16:51 UTC
- Depth
- 3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.039° N, 118.959° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- 117°
- 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: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.02km NE of Monterey Park, CA · 13255 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.312km N of Fillmore, CA · 13250 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.67km SW of San Pedro, CA · 13249 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.65km WSW of El Segundo, CA · 13249 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.714km W of Malibu, CA · 13249 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.016km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 13248 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.79km N of Piru, CA · 13246 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.93km SSE of Avalon, CA · 13243 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.71km E of La Palma, CA · 13241 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.02km N of Rolling Hills Estates, CA · 13240 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.87km E of Piru, CA · 13238 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.03km NW of Lake View Terrace, CA · 13238 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.02km SW of Malibu, CA · 13238 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.820km W of Malibu, CA · 13236 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.111km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 13235 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.812km SSE of Las Flores, CA · 13233 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.714km S of Camarillo, CA · 13232 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.63km NE of Culver City, CA · 13232 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.89km N of Piru, CA · 13231 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.69km N of Piru, CA · 13231 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.02km SE of Malibu, CA · 13226 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.02km ESE of Commerce, CA · 13223 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.12km W of West Puente Valley, CA · 13222 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.05km SSE of Rolling Hills, CA · 13219 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.714km SSE of Camarillo, CA · 13218 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.93km W of Fullerton, CA · 13217 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.913km S of San Pedro, CA · 13216 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.112km SSE of Las Flores, CA · 13215 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.45km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 13214 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.04km SE of Frazier Park, CA · 13214 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.55km SE of Las Flores, CA · 13213 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.52km S of San Gabriel, CA · 13212 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.516km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 13210 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.75km W of Malibu, CA · 13209 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.38km W of Malibu, CA · 13209 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.013km WNW of Ventura, CA · 13207 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.06km SE of Goleta, CA · 13207 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.89km SW of Malibu, CA · 13206 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.614km WNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13204 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.26km SSE of Santa Barbara, CA · 13204 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.16km SE of Goleta, CA · 13202 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.311km S of Las Flores, CA · 13201 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.919km S of San Pedro, CA · 13201 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.52km WSW of Lomita, CA · 13199 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.115km W of Ventura, CA · 13198 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
Before
- 1.56km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 13256 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.010km WNW of Malibu, CA · 13256 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.813km WSW of Marina del Rey, CA · 13256 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.89km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13258 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.76km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 13259 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.87km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 13259 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.17km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 13260 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.43km WSW of Malibu Beach, CA · 13261 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.720km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 13262 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.516km N of Fillmore, CA · 13265 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.316km N of Fillmore, CA · 13265 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.57km ENE of Santa Clarita, CA · 13265 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.01km NNE of Commerce, CA · 13267 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.812km S of Las Flores, CA · 13268 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.410km W of Castaic, CA · 13271 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.78km SSE of Malibu Beach, CA · 13271 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.310km W of Castaic, CA · 13271 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.310km W of Castaic, CA · 13271 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.510km W of Castaic, CA · 13271 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.58km W of Castaic, CA · 13271 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
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