M1.6 earthquake 59 km E of Big Pine, California

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Dec 5, 2001, 7:42 PM PST

UTC

2001-12-06 03:42:48 UTC

Depth

11.5 km (7.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.188° N, 117.626° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

124°

Stations used

12

• Big Pine, CaliforniaPopulation 1,756. Forecast59 kmE
• Exeter, CaliforniaPopulation 10,548. Forecast168 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast176 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast353 kmN

After

1. 1.839 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 7, 3:49 PM PST · 9067 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
2. 2.522 km NNW of Dyer, NevadaSun, Dec 9, 2:12 PM PST · 9066 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.636 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 1:15 AM PST · 9064 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
4. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Dec 11, 11:06 PM PST · 9063 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
5. 1.6California-Nevada border regionThu, Dec 13, 5:44 AM PST · 9062 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
6. 2.136 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Dec 13, 6:50 AM PST · 9062 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
7. 1.747 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Dec 15, 7:46 PM PST · 9059 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.147 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Dec 15, 7:47 PM PST · 9059 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
9. 1.947 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Dec 15, 7:56 PM PST · 9059 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
10. 1.647 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Dec 15, 8:08 PM PST · 9059 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
11. 1.747 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Dec 15, 8:51 PM PST · 9059 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Dec 16, 3:25 AM PST · 9059 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.62 km NNW of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Dec 16, 2:56 PM PST · 9059 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
14. 1.660 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Dec 18, 11:49 AM PST · 9057 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
15. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST · 9055 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
16. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Dec 20, 8:32 PM PST · 9054 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
17. 2.54 km E of Wilkerson, CaliforniaFri, Dec 21, 3:38 AM PST · 9054 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
18. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 21, 12:45 PM PST · 9054 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
19. 1.641 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Dec 22, 9:05 AM PST · 9053 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
20. 1.634 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Dec 22, 7:45 PM PST · 9052 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
21. 1.72 km NW of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, Dec 23, 6:10 AM PST · 9052 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
22. 1.532 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 24, 3:07 PM PST · 9051 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
23. 1.68 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaMon, Dec 24, 6:26 PM PST · 9050 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
24. 2.241km WSW of Big Pine, CaliforniaTue, Dec 25, 12:58 AM PST · 9050 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
25. 2.0California-Nevada border regionWed, Dec 26, 12:04 AM PST · 9049 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
26. 1.558 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaThu, Dec 27, 8:23 PM PST · 9047 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
27. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 28, 9:30 AM PST · 9047 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
28. 2.040 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 28, 10:22 AM PST · 9047 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
29. 1.635 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 28, 4:23 PM PST · 9046 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
30. 1.557 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaWed, Jan 2, 12:14 AM PST · 9042 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
31. 1.545 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Jan 2, 6:26 PM PST · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
32. 2.511 km ENE of Bishop, CaliforniaThu, Jan 3, 3:08 PM PST · 9041 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
33. 1.556 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Jan 5, 9:58 AM PST · 9039 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
34. 1.817km SE of Lone Pine, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 12:22 AM PST · 9038 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
35. 1.558 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 3:18 AM PST · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
36. 1.656 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 5:04 PM PST · 9037 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
37. 2.76 km E of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 10:50 PM PST · 9037 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
38. 1.654 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, Jan 7, 3:12 PM PST · 9037 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
39. 1.637 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 6:16 AM PST · 9036 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
40. 2.113 km NE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 11:18 AM PST · 9036 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
41. 2.017 km SSW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 5:13 PM PST · 9035 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
42. 1.738 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 7:04 PM PST · 9035 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
43. 2.361 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 9, 5:44 AM PST · 9035 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
44. 2.047 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaWed, Jan 9, 9:35 AM PST · 9035 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
45. 2.321 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, Jan 13, 5:39 AM PST · 9031 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
46. 2.721 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Jan 16, 1:17 PM PST · 9028 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
47. 1.621 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Jan 16, 1:53 PM PST · 9028 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
48. 1.71 km WSW of Mesa, CaliforniaThu, Jan 17, 2:36 PM PST · 9027 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
49. 1.721 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaThu, Jan 17, 11:37 PM PST · 9026 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
50. 1.534 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jan 18, 10:14 PM PST · 9025 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
51. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Jan 19, 6:50 AM PST · 9025 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
52. 1.534 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 23, 6:16 PM PST · 9020 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
53. 1.72 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 9:35 PM PST · 9020 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
54. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jan 24, 9:57 PM PST · 9019 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
55. 1.537 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Jan 27, 5:57 AM PST · 9017 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
56. 3.02 km W of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 7:10 PM PST · 9012 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
57. 1.554 km NE of Keeler, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 6:29 AM PST · 9010 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
58. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Feb 3, 8:33 AM PST · 9010 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

Before

1. 1.556 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaWed, Dec 5, 6:15 PM PST · 9069 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
2. 2.054 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaMon, Dec 3, 10:07 PM PST · 9071 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
3. 2.456 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaMon, Dec 3, 10:03 PM PST · 9071 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
4. 1.939 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 3, 8:52 AM PST · 9072 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
5. 1.51 km WNW of Mesa, CaliforniaSun, Dec 2, 4:21 PM PST · 9072 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.638km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CaliforniaThu, Nov 29, 7:14 PM PST · 9075 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
7. 1.861 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Nov 29, 7:03 PM PST · 9075 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
8. 1.65 km WSW of West Bishop, CaliforniaThu, Nov 29, 5:40 PM PST · 9075 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
9. 2.05 km WSW of West Bishop, CaliforniaThu, Nov 29, 5:04 PM PST · 9075 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
10. 3.05 km WSW of West Bishop, CaliforniaThu, Nov 29, 2:00 PM PST · 9076 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.554 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Nov 28, 6:12 PM PST · 9076 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
12. 2.023 km NNW of Dyer, NevadaSun, Nov 25, 7:39 PM PST · 9079 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
13. 2.016km WNW of Lone Pine, CASat, Nov 24, 1:28 AM PST · 9081 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.546 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaThu, Nov 22, 1:39 AM PST · 9083 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
15. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Nov 21, 3:39 PM PST · 9083 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
16. 1.836 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Nov 21, 4:50 AM PST · 9084 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.520 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Nov 20, 9:16 PM PST · 9084 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
18. 1.560 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Nov 19, 2:09 AM PST · 9086 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
19. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Nov 18, 2:15 PM PST · 9087 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
20. 2.221km NE of Olancha, CaliforniaSat, Nov 17, 10:00 AM PST · 9088 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00041396. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.