M2.1 earthquake 6km NE of Piru, CA
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6km NE of Piru, CA on Sat, Nov 17, 1990, 6:37 AM PST (14:37 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 3km NE of La Verne, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-11-17 14:37:33 UTC
- Depth
- 7.2 km (4.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.450° N, 118.747° 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
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 260°, 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: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.410km S of Tehachapi, CA · 13104 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.921km SSE of Arvin, CA · 13104 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 13103 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.71km SSW of Lennox, CA · 13103 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.86km N of Sunland, CA · 13102 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.917km W of Malibu, CA · 13101 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.512km N of Castaic, CA · 13101 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.812km N of Castaic, CA · 13101 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.87km WSW of Wrightwood, CA · 13100 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.84km SSW of Valencia, CA · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.022km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13100 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.914km S of Las Flores, CA · 13100 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.56km SW of Pearblossum, CA · 13100 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.75km S of Highland Park, CA · 13098 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.68km N of La Verne, CA · 13098 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.57km NW of Ventura, CA · 13098 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.52km E of Redondo Beach, CA · 13097 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.98km WSW of Wrightwood, CA · 13096 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.64km SSE of Los Angeles, CA · 13096 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.810km SSW of Ojai, CA · 13095 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.27km SW of Ojai, CA · 13094 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.511km SW of Ojai, CA · 13094 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.98km SW of Ojai, CA · 13094 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 13093 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.620km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13092 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.79km W of Tehachapi, CA · 13089 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.42km WNW of Canoga Park, CA · 13088 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.710km SW of Carpinteria, CA · 13087 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.08km WSW of Wrightwood, CA · 13086 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.017km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13086 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.012km S of Las Flores, CA · 13083 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.66km W of Carpinteria, CA · 13082 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.57km SSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 13081 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.319km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13081 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.719km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13081 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.620km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13080 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.814km WNW of Malibu, CA · 13080 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.715km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13080 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.87km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 13080 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.713km SE of Malibu, CA · 13079 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.418km S of Port Hueneme, CA · 13077 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.723km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13077 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.212km SSW of San Pedro, CA · 13077 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.45km S of Malibu, CA · 13076 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.614km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13076 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.23km ENE of La Verne, CA · 13075 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.03km NE of La Verne, CA · 13075 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.622km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13075 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.317km SE of Arvin, CA · 13074 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.718km SE of Arvin, CA · 13074 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.423km ENE of Arvin, CA · 13073 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.88km W of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13073 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.71km WNW of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 13072 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.03km NNW of Brea, CA · 13071 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.622km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13070 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.112km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 13069 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.915km NE of Lebec, CA · 13068 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.62km SSW of Norwalk, CA · 13067 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.96km SE of Camarillo, CA · 13065 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.615km W of Ventura, CA · 13064 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
The first 60 of 89.
Before
- 2.110km W of Castaic, CA · 13105 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.210km W of Castaic, CA · 13105 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.810km W of Castaic, CA · 13105 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.014km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13106 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.518km SE of Arvin, CA · 13107 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.619km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13107 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.98km NE of Castaic, CA · 13108 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.120km SSW of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 13109 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.811km ESE of Tehachapi, CA · 13110 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.012km S of Las Flores, CA · 13110 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.713km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 13116 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.516km N of Santa Barbara Is., CA · 13116 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.67km NNE of Glendora, CA · 13118 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.830km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 13118 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.524km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13118 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.322km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13119 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.420km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13119 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.38km N of Claremont, CA · 13119 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.814km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13121 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.03km SSW of South Pasadena, CA · 13121 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2007635. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC.