M3.6 earthquake 29km NNE of Trona, CA
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 29km NNE of Trona, CA on Sun, Feb 19, 1939, 9:48 PM GMT-8 (05:48 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1939-02-20 05:48:11 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.005° N, 117.252° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 237°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.29km WSW of Little Lake, CA · 31986 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.226km N of Searles Valley, CA · 31984 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.710km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 31982 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.56km N of Little Lake, CA · 31967 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.530km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 31963 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.828km NNE of Fort Irwin, CA · 31943 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3364897. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.