M3.7 earthquake 38km NE of Independence, CA
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 38km NE of Independence, CA on Fri, Feb 11, 1949, 9:25 PM GMT-8 (05:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 19km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1949-02-12 05:25:57 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.014° N, 117.860° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 266°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.642km ENE of Independence, CA · 28346 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.919km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 28332 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.739km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 28322 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.040km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 28319 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3356230. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.