California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17km SW of Oasis, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17km SW of Oasis, CA on Wed, Jun 20, 1990, 6:19 PM PDT (01:19 UTC), -1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 8km NNW of Borrego Springs, 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
1990-06-21 01:19:05 UTC
Depth
-0.6 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.375° N, 116.242° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.113km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.612km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.313km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.412km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.312km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.912km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.59km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.014km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.214km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.913km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.812km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.012km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.911km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.712km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.813km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.512km WNW of Calipatria, CA · 13255 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.810km NNW of Westmorland, CA · 13255 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.913km ENE of Julian, CA · 13255 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.817km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13254 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.04km S of Morongo Valley, CA · 13253 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.58km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 13253 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.24km NNE of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13253 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.310km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 13253 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.621km ESE of Anza, CA · 13252 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.810km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 13252 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.53km W of Brawley, CA · 13251 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.517km NNE of Indio, CA · 13251 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.611km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13251 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.112km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13251 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.616km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13251 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.54km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13251 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.531km NW of Desert Center, CA · 13251 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.623km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13250 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.420km W of Westmorland, CA · 13250 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.110km NNW of Anza, CA · 13250 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.513km SW of Ocotillo, CA · 13249 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.65km NE of Cabazon, CA · 13249 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.716km NNE of Indio, CA · 13248 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.321km ESE of Anza, CA · 13247 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 1.721km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13247 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.318km NNE of Indio, CA · 13246 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.510km ENE of Cabazon, CA · 13246 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.619km NNE of Indio, CA · 13245 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.312km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13245 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.813km S of Salton City, CA · 13244 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.516km S of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13244 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.09km N of Anza, CA · 13244 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.08km N of Anza, CA · 13244 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.39km N of Anza, CA · 13244 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.19km N of Anza, CA · 13244 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.75km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13256 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.518km WSW of Westmorland, CA · 13256 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.88km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 13256 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.918km NNE of Indio, CA · 13256 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.422km WNW of Desert Center, CA · 13257 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13257 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.111km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13257 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.215km ENE of Coachella, CA · 13257 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.16km W of Holtville, CA · 13257 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.511km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 13257 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.77km NE of Heber, CA · 13257 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.98km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 13257 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.77km SSE of Valle Vista, CA · 13258 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.57km E of Borrego Springs, CA · 13258 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.86km N of Beaumont, CA · 13258 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.616km N of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13258 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.74km E of Cabazon, CA · 13258 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.536km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 13259 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.517km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13259 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.612km NE of Coachella, CA · 13260 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2000594. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC.