California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21km ESE of Ridgecrest, CA on Tue, Sep 4, 1990, 7:40 PM PDT (02:40 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 14km NE of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-09-05 02:40:40 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.538° N, 117.472° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
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: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13178 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.720km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13177 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.16km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 13177 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.511km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13176 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.319km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13176 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.823km W of Inyokern, CA · 13176 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.510km SSE of Olancha, CA · 13175 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.913km E of Lake Isabella, CA · 13174 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.623km E of Johannesburg, CA · 13173 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.013km S of Olancha, CA · 13171 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.623km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13171 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.514km SSW of Olancha, CA · 13171 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.515km SSW of Olancha, CA · 13171 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.16km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13171 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.54km NNE of Olancha, CA · 13169 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.918km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13169 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.521km SW of Fort Irwin, CA · 13168 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.120km SW of Fort Irwin, CA · 13168 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.514km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13167 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.727km N of Searles Valley, CA · 13167 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.822km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13167 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.541km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13165 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.519km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13164 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.514km NNE of Lake Los Angeles, CA · 13163 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.533km NNW of Fort Irwin, CA · 13162 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.518km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13160 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.942km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.914km SSE of Bodfish, CA · 13160 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.622km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13160 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.812km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13159 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.713km NW of Fort Irwin, CA · 13159 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.821km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13155 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.623km ENE of Johannesburg, CA · 13151 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.139km W of Shoshone, CA · 13151 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.43km NE of Kernville, CA · 13151 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.310km E of Ridgecrest, CA · 13150 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.020km SE of Little Lake, CA · 13150 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.910km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13147 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.725km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13146 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.725km N of Searles Valley, CA · 13146 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.65km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13146 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.76km E of Johannesburg, CA · 13146 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.339km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13145 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.79km E of Kernville, CA · 13144 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.113km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13144 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.020km SE of Bodfish, CA · 13143 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.715km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13142 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.913km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13141 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.212km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13141 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.432km E of Johannesburg, CA · 13139 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.914km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13137 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.514km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 13137 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13137 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.712km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13137 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.344km E of Olancha, CA · 13137 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.71km NW of Mojave, CA · 13137 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.115km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.612km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.615km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 13136 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.531km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 13136 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 1.514km SSW of Olancha, CA · 13179 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.45km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13179 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.75km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13179 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.95km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13179 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.85km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 13180 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.527km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13180 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.515km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13182 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.922km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13183 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.515km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 13183 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.340km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 13184 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.512km NE of Little Lake, CA · 13184 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.614km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13184 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.114km NNE of Barstow, CA · 13185 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.730km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 13187 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.517km SE of Johannesburg, CA · 13188 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.618km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 13189 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.711km NW of Fort Irwin, CA · 13189 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.512km NW of Fort Irwin, CA · 13189 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.212km NW of Fort Irwin, CA · 13189 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.62km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 13190 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2004115. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:31 PM UTC.