California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24km WSW of Olancha, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24km WSW of Olancha, CA on Wed, Dec 19, 1990, 12:17 PM PST (20:17 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 27km ESE of Three Rivers, 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
1990-12-19 20:17:30 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.214° N, 118.259° 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
252°, 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: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813km N of Olancha, CA · 13072 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.911km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13072 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.911km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13072 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.014km NNE of Olancha, CA · 13072 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.511km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13072 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.514km NW of Searles Valley, CA · 13072 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.824km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13072 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.525km N of Tehachapi, CA · 13072 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.120km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13071 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.612km ENE of McFarland, CA · 13071 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.318km E of Little Lake, CA · 13071 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.325km N of Tehachapi, CA · 13070 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.620km NNE of Trona, CA · 13070 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.221km NNE of Trona, CA · 13070 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.120km NNE of Trona, CA · 13070 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.728km NNE of Trona, CA · 13070 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.91km N of Kernville, CA · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.91km NNW of Kernville, CA · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.61km N of Kernville, CA · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.721km NNE of Trona, CA · 13069 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.08km E of Porterville, CA · 13068 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.76km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13068 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.57km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13066 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.715km SE of Porterville, CA · 13066 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.920km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13065 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.528km N of Searles Valley, CA · 13065 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.93km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13064 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.615km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13063 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.514km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13062 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.727km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13062 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.325km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13061 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.012km S of Bodfish, CA · 13060 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.815km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13060 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.317km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 13060 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.25km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13059 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.514km SSW of Olancha, CA · 13059 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.710km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13058 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.510km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13057 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.026km ESE of Kernville, CA · 13057 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.119km NE of Olancha, CA · 13057 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.614km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13056 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.014km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13056 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.714km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13056 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.714km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13056 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.818km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13056 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.813km NNE of Olancha, CA · 13056 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.724km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.722km W of Lone Pine, CA · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.513km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 13054 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.72km ESE of Independence, CA · 13054 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 2.31km S of Kernville, CA · 13053 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.713km SSW of Olancha, CA · 13053 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.632km N of Kernville, CA · 13052 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.623km E of Little Lake, CA · 13051 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.723km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13051 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.541km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 13050 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.79km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 13050 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 1.630km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 13049 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.624km NE of Olancha, CA · 13049 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.624km WSW of Olancha, CA · 13049 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 1.518km E of Little Lake, CA · 13075 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CA · 13075 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.913km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13075 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.119km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13076 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.912km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 13076 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.77km NNE of Olancha, CA · 13077 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.113km NNE of Olancha, CA · 13077 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.88km WNW of Kernville, CA · 13077 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.319km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13079 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.512km E of Lone Pine, CA · 13079 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.021km NNE of Inyokern, CA · 13080 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.010km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 13084 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.95km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13084 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13085 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.424km NW of Searles Valley, CA · 13085 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.624km NW of Searles Valley, CA · 13085 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.324km NW of Searles Valley, CA · 13085 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.913km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13085 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.712km NE of Little Lake, CA · 13086 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.612km E of Lone Pine, CA · 13086 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2009166. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.