California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8km NNE of Piru, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8km NNE of Piru, CA on Sat, Jan 12, 1991, 5:35 PM PST (01:35 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 17km WNW of Grapevine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1991-01-13 01:35:41 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.480° N, 118.762° 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
113°
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 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.120km NW of Ojai, CA · 13048 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.38km NNE of Piru, CA · 13048 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.08km NNE of Piru, CA · 13048 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.614km SSW of Tehachapi, CA · 13048 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.315km SSE of Arvin, CA · 13047 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.52km E of Montebello, CA · 13046 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.515km SSW of Arvin, CA · 13045 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.815km WSW of Lake Hughes, CA · 13045 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.72km N of Valencia, CA · 13044 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.05km S of Charter Oak, CA · 13043 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.520km SSW of Carpinteria, CA · 13043 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.51km N of Valencia, CA · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.03km ENE of Tehachapi, CA · 13042 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.520km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.320km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13042 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.03km SW of MacArthur Park, CA · 13041 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.55km WSW of Grapevine, CA · 13041 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 3.013km WNW of Mojave, CA · 13041 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.413km WNW of Mojave, CA · 13040 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.713km ESE of Tehachapi, CA · 13040 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.14km NNE of Valencia, CA · 13040 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.84km SE of Oak Park, CA · 13040 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.115km ESE of Arvin, CA · 13039 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.50km SSE of MacArthur Park, CA · 13039 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.01km W of San Gabriel, CA · 13037 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.914km W of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · 13035 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.911km NNW of Grapevine, CA · 13035 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.92km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 13035 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.69km SSE of Carpinteria, CA · 13034 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.120km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13034 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.57km ESE of Oxnard, CA · 13034 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.420km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13033 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.713km WNW of Mojave, CA · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.613km ESE of Tehachapi, CA · 13030 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.515km SSE of Arvin, CA · 13029 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.64km SE of Vincent, CA · 13027 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.713km SSW of Gorman, CA · 13027 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.84km ESE of Vincent, CA · 13026 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.82km SSE of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 13023 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.424km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13023 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.74km SSE of Frazier Park, CA · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.14km WSW of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA · 13022 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.116km NW of Tehachapi, CA · 13022 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.94km N of Huntington Park, CA · 13020 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.814km SSE of Las Flores, CA · 13019 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.411km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 13018 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.521km SE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 13017 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.11km SE of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 13017 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.72km SSE of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 13017 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.95km NW of Frazier Park, CA · 13016 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.112km S of Malibu Beach, CA · 13015 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.74km NW of Ojai, CA · 13015 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.15km NW of Ojai, CA · 13015 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.85km NW of Ojai, CA · 13015 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.621km NNW of Tehachapi, CA · 13014 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.35km NW of Ojai, CA · 13014 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.518km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13014 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 3.117km WNW of Grapevine, CA · 13014 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.33km SW of Castaic, CA · 13013 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.54km SW of Castaic, CA · 13013 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.59km NNE of Piru, CA · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.88km NNE of Piru, CA · 13049 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.529km WSW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13049 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.520km NW of Grapevine, CA · 13051 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.916km ENE of Ojai, CA · 13052 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.810km E of Ojai, CA · 13054 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.023km NE of Arvin, CA · 13055 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.73km SW of Las Flores, CA · 13056 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.31km SSE of South El Monte, CA · 13056 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.618km SE of Arvin, CA · 13058 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.916km S of Las Flores, CA · 13060 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.89km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 13060 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.76km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 13060 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.88km E of Santa Clarita, CA · 13060 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.816km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 13060 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.816km SSE of Santa Cruz Is. (E end), CA · 13061 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.12km S of View Park-Windsor Hills, CA · 13061 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.510km NNE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13062 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.14km SE of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 13062 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.218km S of Las Flores, CA · 13062 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away

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