California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24km NNW of Tehachapi, CA on Sat, Jun 9, 1990, 4:37 AM PDT (11:37 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 20km SSW of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1990-06-09 11:37:50 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.346° N, 118.513° 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: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.316km N of Fillmore, CA · 13265 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.516km N of Fillmore, CA · 13265 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.418km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13263 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.57km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13263 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.87km ESE of Lake Isabella, CA · 13261 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.615km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13260 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.515km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13259 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.89km ENE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13259 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.623km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 13258 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.91km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13258 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.21km E of Wofford Heights, CA · 13258 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.918km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13258 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.520km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13257 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.621km E of Little Lake, CA · 13256 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.920km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13256 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.020km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13256 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.92km SSE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13255 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.217km SE of Arvin, CA · 13255 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.021km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 13255 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.613km NE of Kernville, CA · 13255 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.51km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13254 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.022km SSW of Little Lake, CA · 13253 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.726km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13250 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.714km NE of Inyokern, CA · 13250 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.61km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13249 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.63km SSW of Mojave, CA · 13249 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.79km N of Piru, CA · 13246 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.95km WNW of Little Lake, CA · 13246 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.79km N of Grapevine, CA · 13246 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.87km WSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13244 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.72km ENE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13244 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13243 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.611km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13241 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.714km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 13241 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.919km ESE of Bodfish, CA · 13241 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.221km N of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13241 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.69km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 13240 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.51km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13239 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.725km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13238 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.71km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA · 13238 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13237 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.926km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13237 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.922km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13237 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.622km WNW of Inyokern, CA · 13237 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.511km SSW of Johannesburg, CA · 13237 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.86km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 13237 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.426km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13235 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.732km SW of Inyokern, CA · 13235 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.733km N of Kernville, CA · 13235 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.817km S of Bodfish, CA · 13234 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13234 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.620km N of Mojave, CA · 13234 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.826km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13234 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.616km NNE of Kernville, CA · 13234 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.66km NW of Wofford Heights, CA · 13233 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.89km N of Piru, CA · 13231 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.69km N of Piru, CA · 13231 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.026km SSW of Bodfish, CA · 13231 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.120km NNW of Neenach, CA · 13231 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.812km NNE of Grapevine, CA · 13228 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.54km ENE of Porterville, CA · 13266 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.58km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13267 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.78km E of Coso Junction, CA · 13268 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.520km NW of Inyokern, CA · 13269 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.519km W of Coso Junction, CA · 13270 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.410km W of Castaic, CA · 13271 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.310km W of Castaic, CA · 13271 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.310km W of Castaic, CA · 13271 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.510km W of Castaic, CA · 13271 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.58km W of Castaic, CA · 13272 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.010km W of Castaic, CA · 13272 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.59km E of Kernville, CA · 13272 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.114km SE of Porterville, CA · 13272 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.79km NE of Piru, CA · 13272 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.010km W of Castaic, CA · 13272 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.79km W of Castaic, CA · 13272 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.210km W of Castaic, CA · 13272 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.99km W of Castaic, CA · 13273 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.918km NNW of Mojave, CA · 13275 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.419km N of Mojave, CA · 13275 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2000038. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.