M3.6 earthquake 42km ENE of Independence, CA
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 42km ENE of Independence, CA on Sat, Feb 12, 1949, 11:13 AM GMT-8 (19:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 33km 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
- 3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1949-02-12 19:13:36 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.011° N, 117.807° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 269°, 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.919km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 28341 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.739km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 28331 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.040km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 28328 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.533km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 28295 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3356232. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.