California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17km WSW of Oasis, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17km WSW of Oasis, CA on Thu, Nov 8, 1990, 9:11 PM PST (05:11 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 9km ESE of Ocotillo, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-11-09 05:11:03 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.403° N, 116.268° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13114 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.617km SW of Oasis, CA · 13113 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.77km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 13113 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.63km ENE of Banning, CA · 13112 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.87km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 13112 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.67km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13112 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.415km SSW of Twentynine Palms, CA · 13112 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.96km SW of Aguanga, CA · 13111 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.613km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13111 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.625km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13110 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.525km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13110 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.921km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13110 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.39km N of Anza, CA · 13110 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.924km NW of Desert Center, CA · 13109 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.718km NNE of Indio, CA · 13109 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.714km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.510km ESE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.618km NNE of Indio, CA · 13109 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.614km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13109 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.921km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13108 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.910km NNE of Banning, CA · 13108 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.77km SSW of Niland, CA · 13108 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.717km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 13108 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.04km WNW of Niland, CA · 13108 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.67km WSW of Calipatria, CA · 13107 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 3.39km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13107 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.58km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13107 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.98km W of Niland, CA · 13107 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.520km ESE of Anza, CA · 13107 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.75km ENE of Yucaipa, CA · 13107 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.522km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13107 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.522km W of Westmorland, CA · 13107 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.726km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13107 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.918km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 13107 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.518km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 13107 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.118km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 13107 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.28km W of Niland, CA · 13107 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.68km W of Niland, CA · 13106 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.09km W of Niland, CA · 13106 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.69km W of Niland, CA · 13106 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.86km NNE of Westmorland, CA · 13106 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.69km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13106 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.815km S of La Quinta, CA · 13106 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.620km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13105 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.89km W of Niland, CA · 13105 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.720km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13104 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.920km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13104 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.68km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13104 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.97km S of Idyllwild, CA · 13103 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.07km S of Idyllwild, CA · 13103 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.110km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 13103 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.921km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13103 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.912km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13103 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.55km SE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 13103 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.820km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13103 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.14km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 13103 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.912km SSW of Salton City, CA · 13102 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.69km SW of Niland, CA · 13102 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.726km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 13102 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.026km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 13102 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.513km NNE of Banning, CA · 13114 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.521km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13114 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.77km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 13115 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.28km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13115 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.17km N of Cabazon, CA · 13115 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.613km NNE of Thousand Palms, CA · 13115 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.320km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13115 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.520km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13115 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.45km NNW of Idyllwild, CA · 13115 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.710km WSW of El Centro, CA · 13116 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.513km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 13116 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.66km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 13116 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.610km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13116 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.010km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13116 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.78km W of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 13117 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.520km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13117 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.68km ENE of El Centro, CA · 13117 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.020km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13117 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.710km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 13118 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.320km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13119 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci143771. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:41 PM UTC.