California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California on Mon, Jun 18, 1990, 1:38 AM PDT (08:38 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 19 km W of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-06-18 08:38:03 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.651° N, 118.864° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13257 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13257 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.61 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13257 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13256 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.12 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13256 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13256 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.75 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13256 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13256 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13255 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.22 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.22 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.03 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.33 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.22 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.92 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.82 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.52 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13253 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.52 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13252 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13252 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.12 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13252 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13252 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.82 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13252 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13252 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13252 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13252 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13252 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13252 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13252 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.03 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13252 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.73 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13252 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13252 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.75 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13252 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13252 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13251 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13251 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.85 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13251 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13251 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.413 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 13251 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 3.719 km W of Mina, Nevada · 13250 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.66 km N of Round Valley, California · 13250 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13250 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13250 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.95 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13250 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13248 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.712 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 13248 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.516 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 13248 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.92 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13248 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.82 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13248 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 1.613 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13257 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.91 km NNW of Mesa, California · 13258 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.46 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13258 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13258 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13258 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.05 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13259 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.67 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 13259 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.05 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13259 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.79 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13259 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13259 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.54 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13260 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.710 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13260 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13260 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13261 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.14 km N of Round Valley, California · 13261 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.84 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13261 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.54 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13261 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13261 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13261 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13262 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

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