California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 29km WSW of Baker, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 29km WSW of Baker, CA on Thu, Dec 11, 1947, 1:56 PM GMT-8 (21:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 33km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1947-12-11 21:56:58 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.151° N, 116.354° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 4.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
339°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.722km NNE of Barstow, CA · 28770 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.737km SE of Fort Irwin, CA · 28770 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.531km ENE of Barstow, CA · 28769 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 3.433km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 28767 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.230km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 28765 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.124km NNW of Ludlow, CA · 28765 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.911km NNE of Barstow, CA · 28756 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.910km N of Barstow, CA · 28756 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.639km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28755 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.932km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 28749 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.711km NNE of Barstow, CA · 28744 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.724km SW of Fort Irwin, CA · 28743 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.132km E of Barstow, CA · 28723 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.814km E of Barstow, CA · 28778 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.814km NNW of Barstow, CA · 28779 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.025km S of Fort Irwin, CA · 28780 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.018km NE of Barstow, CA · 28781 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.838km SSE of Fort Irwin, CA · 28787 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.227km SE of Fort Irwin, CA · 28788 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.039km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28788 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.524km NNE of Barstow, CA · 28793 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.016km NE of Barstow, CA · 28797 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.940km WNW of Ludlow, CA · 28799 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.67km NE of Barstow, CA · 28800 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3357987. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.