M1.6 earthquake 8km N of Pacoima, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Tue, Oct 2, 1990, 8:54 AM PDT

UTC

1990-10-02 15:54:11 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.354° N, 118.439° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

91°

Stations used

0

• Sylmar, CaliforniaPopulation 79,614. Forecast5 kmN
• Santa Clarita, CaliforniaPopulation 182,371. Forecast10 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast38 kmNNW

After

1. 2.16km E of Ontario, CATue, Oct 2, 11:14 PM PDT · 13150 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
2. 2.010km ESE of Santa Clarita, CAWed, Oct 3, 9:55 PM PDT · 13149 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
3. 1.73km NW of Frazier Park, CAThu, Oct 4, 11:20 AM PDT · 13149 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
4. 1.78km W of Pine Mountain Club, CAThu, Oct 4, 9:30 PM PDT · 13148 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.74km ENE of Panorama City, CASat, Oct 6, 4:19 AM PDT · 13147 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
6. 2.32km NW of Fontana, CASat, Oct 6, 4:58 AM PDT · 13147 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
7. 2.25km NNE of La Verne, CASun, Oct 7, 11:49 AM PDT · 13146 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
8. 1.95km NNE of La Verne, CASun, Oct 7, 12:02 PM PDT · 13146 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
9. 2.18km N of Claremont, CASun, Oct 7, 9:17 PM PDT · 13145 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
10. 1.83km E of Yorba Linda, CASun, Oct 7, 11:26 PM PDT · 13145 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
11. 1.83km SSE of Malibu, CAMon, Oct 8, 10:33 AM PDT · 13145 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
12. 1.83km NNE of La Verne, CAMon, Oct 8, 1:16 PM PDT · 13145 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
13. 2.25km N of Claremont, CAMon, Oct 8, 2:02 PM PDT · 13145 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
14. 3.416km SE of Malibu, CAMon, Oct 8, 9:02 PM PDT · 13144 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
15. 3.216km SSE of Malibu, CAMon, Oct 8, 9:03 PM PDT · 13144 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
16. 1.53km SSW of San Dimas, CATue, Oct 9, 2:46 AM PDT · 13144 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
17. 1.61km SW of San Dimas, CATue, Oct 9, 2:55 AM PDT · 13144 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
18. 3.214km S of Arvin, CATue, Oct 9, 3:21 AM PDT · 13144 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
19. 1.83km NNE of Lytle Creek, CATue, Oct 9, 8:10 AM PDT · 13144 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.85km NNW of Claremont, CATue, Oct 9, 9:37 AM PDT · 13144 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
21. 2.516km SE of Malibu, CATue, Oct 9, 5:20 PM PDT · 13144 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
22. 1.72km S of Highland Park, CAWed, Oct 10, 1:04 AM PDT · 13143 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
23. 1.91km SE of Devore, CAWed, Oct 10, 4:31 AM PDT · 13143 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
24. 1.86km N of Claremont, CAWed, Oct 10, 12:46 PM PDT · 13143 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
25. 1.95km NNE of La Verne, CAThu, Oct 11, 3:23 PM PDT · 13142 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
26. 2.02km NE of La Verne, CASat, Oct 13, 1:37 PM PDT · 13140 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
27. 2.113km ENE of Carpinteria, CAMon, Oct 15, 10:28 PM PDT · 13137 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
28. 2.26km WNW of Grapevine, CAMon, Oct 15, 11:01 PM PDT · 13137 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
29. 2.63km ESE of Lytle Creek, CAMon, Oct 15, 11:23 PM PDT · 13137 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
30. 1.71km NW of Mojave, CATue, Oct 16, 9:01 PM PDT · 13136 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
31. 1.714km NW of Grapevine, CAThu, Oct 18, 4:22 AM PDT · 13135 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
32. 1.65km SSW of Signal Hill, CAThu, Oct 18, 4:44 AM PDT · 13135 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
33. 3.84km SE of Costa Mesa, CAThu, Oct 18, 10:21 AM PDT · 13135 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
34. 2.33km NNE of Malibu Beach, CAThu, Oct 18, 1:54 PM PDT · 13135 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
35. 2.21km ESE of Huntington Park, CAThu, Oct 18, 3:01 PM PDT · 13135 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
36. 2.81km NNE of Silver Lake, CAThu, Oct 18, 8:52 PM PDT · 13134 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
37. 1.65km WSW of Irvine, CAFri, Oct 19, 1:23 AM PDT · 13134 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
38. 2.58km NNW of Upland, CAFri, Oct 19, 1:27 AM PDT · 13134 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
39. 2.414km S of Malibu Beach, CAFri, Oct 19, 6:54 PM PDT · 13134 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
40. 1.82km W of Las Flores, CAFri, Oct 19, 11:39 PM PDT · 13133 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
41. 1.75km ENE of Costa Mesa, CASat, Oct 20, 8:56 AM PDT · 13133 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
42. 1.813km S of Las Flores, CASat, Oct 20, 2:52 PM PDT · 13133 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
43. 2.11km S of East Los Angeles, CASat, Oct 20, 6:11 PM PDT · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
44. 1.66km WNW of Mira Loma, CASat, Oct 20, 7:14 PM PDT · 13132 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
45. 1.75km SW of Malibu Beach, CASun, Oct 21, 12:59 AM PDT · 13132 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
46. 2.23km N of Corona, CASun, Oct 21, 2:46 AM PDT · 13132 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
47. 2.33km NNE of Claremont, CASun, Oct 21, 7:32 PM PDT · 13131 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
48. 2.36km WNW of Mira Loma, CAMon, Oct 22, 5:45 AM PDT · 13131 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
49. 1.74km ENE of Villa Park, CAMon, Oct 22, 4:41 PM PDT · 13131 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
50. 1.89km NW of Adelanto, CATue, Oct 23, 12:55 AM PDT · 13130 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
51. 1.56km NNE of Grapevine, CAWed, Oct 24, 1:33 AM PDT · 13129 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
52. 1.65km WNW of Mira Loma, CASun, Oct 28, 6:45 PM PST · 13124 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
53. 2.011km ENE of Villa Park, CASun, Oct 28, 6:54 PM PST · 13124 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
54. 3.18km NW of Rancho Cucamonga, CATue, Oct 30, 5:03 PM PST · 13123 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
55. 2.123km SSW of Malibu, CAWed, Oct 31, 9:05 AM PST · 13122 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
56. 2.09km NW of Adelanto, CAWed, Oct 31, 2:45 PM PST · 13122 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
57. 2.03km SSW of South Pasadena, CAWed, Oct 31, 4:26 PM PST · 13122 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
58. 1.814km WNW of Grapevine, CAThu, Nov 1, 4:55 AM PST · 13121 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
59. 2.38km N of Claremont, CAFri, Nov 2, 4:40 PM PST · 13120 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
60. 1.830km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CASat, Nov 3, 6:42 PM PST · 13118 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

1. 2.39km SE of Santa Clarita, CATue, Oct 2, 3:19 AM PDT · 13151 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.63km WSW of Agua Dulce, CAMon, Oct 1, 9:38 PM PDT · 13151 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
3. 1.511km WSW of Marina del Rey, CAMon, Oct 1, 3:45 AM PDT · 13152 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
4. 2.12km NE of Hermosa Beach, CASun, Sep 30, 7:16 PM PDT · 13152 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
5. 1.99km NW of Adelanto, CASun, Sep 30, 12:16 PM PDT · 13153 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
6. 2.33km SW of Westminster, CASun, Sep 30, 8:39 AM PDT · 13153 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
7. 1.92km NW of Rossmoor, CASat, Sep 29, 9:14 PM PDT · 13153 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
8. 2.12km W of Rossmoor, CASat, Sep 29, 6:19 PM PDT · 13154 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.54km NW of Rossmoor, CASat, Sep 29, 1:58 PM PDT · 13154 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
10. 1.99km NW of Adelanto, CAFri, Sep 28, 2:52 AM PDT · 13155 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.90km SSE of Fountain Valley, CAWed, Sep 26, 7:49 PM PDT · 13156 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.51km NNE of Baldwin Park, CAWed, Sep 26, 1:05 PM PDT · 13157 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
13. 2.524km S of Malibu, CAWed, Sep 26, 6:08 AM PDT · 13157 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.99km NW of Adelanto, CATue, Sep 25, 12:53 PM PDT · 13158 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.02km NNW of Maywood, CATue, Sep 25, 1:27 AM PDT · 13158 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
16. 1.98km NW of Adelanto, CATue, Sep 25, 12:50 AM PDT · 13158 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.615km W of Tehachapi, CAMon, Sep 24, 1:44 PM PDT · 13159 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
18. 1.66km SE of San Pedro, CAMon, Sep 24, 9:14 AM PDT · 13159 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
19. 2.013km SSE of Las Flores, CAMon, Sep 24, 4:54 AM PDT · 13159 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
20. 2.15km N of Claremont, CASun, Sep 23, 3:58 PM PDT · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2005690. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC.