M2.0 earthquake 24km WSW of Olancha, CA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 24km WSW of Olancha, CA on Wed, Oct 10, 1990, 4:47 AM PDT (11:47 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-10-10 11:47:40 UTC
- Depth
- 4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.189° N, 118.250° 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
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 228°, 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: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.633km N of Kernville, CA · 13143 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13143 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.715km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13142 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.913km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13141 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.724km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13140 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.19km E of Lone Pine, CA · 13140 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.033km N of Kernville, CA · 13139 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.025km WNW of Kernville, CA · 13139 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13137 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.514km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 13137 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13137 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.712km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13137 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.824km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13137 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.344km E of Olancha, CA · 13137 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.115km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.615km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.212km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13136 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.413km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.613km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.515km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 13135 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.921km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13134 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.614 km S of Big Pine, California · 13134 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.217 km S of Big Pine, California · 13134 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.416 km S of Big Pine, California · 13134 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.415 km S of Big Pine, California · 13134 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.216km SSW of Big Pine, CA · 13134 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.116km SSW of Big Pine, CA · 13134 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.921km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13134 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.627km E of Olancha, CA · 13134 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.3California-Nevada border region · 13134 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.613km NE of Little Lake, CA · 13134 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.513 km SSW of Big Pine, California · 13133 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.744km E of Olancha, CA · 13133 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.016 km SSW of Big Pine, California · 13133 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.224km SSW of Big Pine, CA · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.418 km S of Big Pine, California · 13133 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.415 km S of Big Pine, California · 13133 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.714km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13133 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.444km E of Olancha, CA · 13132 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.913km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13132 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.619 km SSW of Big Pine, California · 13132 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.812km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13132 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.58km N of Olancha, CA · 13131 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.916km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 13131 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.516km SE of Olancha, CA · 13131 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.66km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 13131 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.716km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 13131 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.940km E of Olancha, CA · 13131 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13130 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.65km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13130 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.943km E of Olancha, CA · 13130 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.65km N of Olancha, CA · 13129 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.826km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13129 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.926km NW of Kernville, CA · 13128 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.621km NW of Inyokern, CA · 13126 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.825km E of Little Lake, CA · 13126 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
The first 60 of 140.
Before
- 1.633km N of Kernville, CA · 13143 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.124km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13144 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.523km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13144 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.113km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13144 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.79km E of Kernville, CA · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.623km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13144 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.524km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13145 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.924km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13145 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.339km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13145 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.724km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13146 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.824km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13146 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.65km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13146 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.725km N of Searles Valley, CA · 13146 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.725km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13146 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.524km NE of Arvin, CA · 13146 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.924km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13147 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.910km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13147 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.927km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13149 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13150 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.310km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 13150 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2006093. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.