California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24km WSW of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24km WSW of Olancha, CA on Mon, Oct 8, 1990, 3:19 PM PDT (22:19 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 14 km S of Big Pine, California. 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
1990-10-08 22:19:42 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.211° N, 118.254° 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
247°, 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: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13144 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.79km E of Kernville, CA · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.113km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13143 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.523km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13143 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.124km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13143 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.633km N of Kernville, CA · 13143 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.024km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13142 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.633km N of Kernville, CA · 13142 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13142 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.715km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13141 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.913km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13140 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.724km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13139 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.19km E of Lone Pine, CA · 13139 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.033km N of Kernville, CA · 13138 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.025km WNW of Kernville, CA · 13138 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13137 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.514km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 13137 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.712km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.824km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13136 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.344km E of Olancha, CA · 13136 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.115km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 13135 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13135 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.615km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 13135 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.212km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13135 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13135 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.413km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13135 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.613km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13135 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.515km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 13134 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.921km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13134 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 3.614 km S of Big Pine, California · 13133 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.217 km S of Big Pine, California · 13133 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 3.416 km S of Big Pine, California · 13133 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 3.415 km S of Big Pine, California · 13133 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.216km SSW of Big Pine, CA · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.116km SSW of Big Pine, CA · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.921km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13133 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.627km E of Olancha, CA · 13133 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 13133 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.613km NE of Little Lake, CA · 13133 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 3.513 km SSW of Big Pine, California · 13133 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.744km E of Olancha, CA · 13133 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.016 km SSW of Big Pine, California · 13132 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13132 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.224km SSW of Big Pine, CA · 13132 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.418 km S of Big Pine, California · 13132 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 3.415 km S of Big Pine, California · 13132 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.714km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13132 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.444km E of Olancha, CA · 13131 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.913km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13131 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.619 km SSW of Big Pine, California · 13131 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.812km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13131 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.58km N of Olancha, CA · 13130 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.916km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 13130 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.516km SE of Olancha, CA · 13130 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.66km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 13130 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.716km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 13130 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.940km E of Olancha, CA · 13130 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13130 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 1.924km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13144 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.339km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.724km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13145 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.824km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13145 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.65km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13145 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.725km N of Searles Valley, CA · 13145 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.725km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13145 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.924km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13146 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.910km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13146 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.927km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13148 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13150 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.310km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 13150 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.43km NE of Kernville, CA · 13150 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.830km W of Olancha, CA · 13150 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.66km E of Lone Pine, CA · 13151 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.821km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13154 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.513km E of Delano, CA · 13154 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.812km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13159 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.028km ENE of Porterville, CA · 13159 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.914km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13159 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci1062425. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.