M1.5 earthquake 19km ENE of Pine Valley, CA
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 19km ENE of Pine Valley, CA on Fri, Oct 26, 1990, 5:21 PM PDT (00:21 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 9km ESE of Ocotillo, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-10-27 00:21:48 UTC
- Depth
- 4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.913° N, 116.353° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 176°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 13127 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.92km SW of National City, CA · 13127 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.57km SE of Valle Vista, CA · 13127 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.916km NNW of Aguanga, CA · 13127 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.816km ESE of Anza, CA · 13126 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.59km SSW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13126 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.120km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13126 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.521km ESE of Anza, CA · 13125 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.920km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13125 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.79km SSW of Holtville, CA · 13125 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.910km SSW of Holtville, CA · 13125 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.99km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13125 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.020km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13125 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.516km ESE of Anza, CA · 13124 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.812km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13124 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.810km NE of Coachella, CA · 13124 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.520km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13124 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.516km ESE of Anza, CA · 13124 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.020km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13123 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.220km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13123 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.920km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13123 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.813km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13123 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.521km ESE of Anza, CA · 13123 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.211km W of Calipatria, CA · 13123 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.910km SSW of Salton City, CA · 13123 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.913km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13122 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.76km WSW of Holtville, CA · 13121 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.89km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13121 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.63km ESE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13121 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.57km S of Warner Springs, CA · 13120 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.112km ENE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13120 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.57km WSW of Holtville, CA · 13120 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.67km W of Holtville, CA · 13120 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.32km S of Ocotillo, CA · 13119 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.320km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13119 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.020km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13118 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.68km ENE of El Centro, CA · 13118 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.520km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13117 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.010km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13117 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.610km SE of Bombay Beach, CA · 13117 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.710km WSW of El Centro, CA · 13116 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.520km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13116 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.320km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13115 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.28km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13115 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.521km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13115 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.617km WSW of Oasis, CA · 13114 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.715km NNE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13114 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.79km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13114 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.036km S of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13114 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.617km SW of Oasis, CA · 13114 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.77km SSE of Idyllwild, CA · 13113 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.729km E of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX · 13113 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.948km SSW of Progreso, B.C., MX · 13112 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.67km ESE of Ocotillo, CA · 13112 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.96km SW of Aguanga, CA · 13112 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.835km SSE of Tecate, B.C., MX · 13112 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.613km SE of Ocotillo, CA · 13111 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.614km SSW of Puebla, B.C., MX · 13111 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.625km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13111 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.525km SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 13110 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
The first 60 of 194.
Before
- 2.016km ESE of Anza, CA · 13128 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.721km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13128 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.620km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13128 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.516km ESE of Anza, CA · 13128 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.58km NNW of Borrego Springs, CA · 13129 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.716km ESE of Anza, CA · 13129 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.617km ESE of Anza, CA · 13129 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.516km ESE of Anza, CA · 13129 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.516km ESE of Anza, CA · 13129 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.64km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 13130 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.519km NW of Ocotillo, CA · 13130 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.121km ESE of Anza, CA · 13130 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.510km NE of Borrego Springs, CA · 13130 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.815km NNE of Warner Springs, CA · 13131 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.55km ENE of North Shore, CA · 13131 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.619km SW of La Quinta, CA · 13132 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.89km S of Idyllwild, CA · 13133 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.05km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 13133 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.712km SW of La Jolla, CA · 13134 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.620km ENE of Pine Valley, CA · 13134 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2007029. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.