M3.4 earthquake 37km NNE of Trona, CA
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 37km NNE of Trona, CA on Mon, Jun 13, 1949, 8:54 PM GMT-8 (04:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 29km SSE of Furnace 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
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1949-06-14 04:54:11 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.081° N, 117.238° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 240°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.529km SSE of Furnace Creek, CA · 28222 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.019km NW of Inyokern, CA · 28199 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.02km W of Johannesburg, CA · 28196 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.411km W of Johannesburg, CA · 28196 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.01km NNE of Johannesburg, CA · 28193 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3355746. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.