California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km NE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Big Pine, California on Wed, Mar 12, 2003, 5:10 AM PST (13:10 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 37 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2003-03-12 13:10:16 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.210° N, 118.206° 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.

Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km SW of Big Pine, CA · 8608 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.57 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 8608 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.59 km NE of Big Pine, California · 8608 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.00 km WSW of Mesa, California · 8607 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.29 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8607 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.78 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 8607 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.79 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8607 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8607 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.03 km SW of Big Pine, California · 8606 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.634 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8606 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.815 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8605 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.815 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8605 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.213 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 8604 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.418 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 8604 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 3.08 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 8602 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.89 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8602 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.815 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8601 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.69 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8601 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.99 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8601 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8601 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.59 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8599 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8599 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.19 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8599 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.79 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8599 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.29 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8599 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.79 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8599 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.59 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8599 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.99 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 8599 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.418 km NE of Big Pine, California · 8599 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 8598 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 8597 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.832km ENE of Lone Pine, California · 8597 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.89 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 8596 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, California · 8596 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.439 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8594 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.715 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8593 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.630 km NW of Benton, California · 8590 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.622 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada · 8589 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.112 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 8589 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 8588 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8588 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.022 km NW of Independence, California · 8588 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 8588 days ago · -2 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8586 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 3.123 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 8586 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.811 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8585 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.414 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8585 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.818 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 8584 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.04 km S of Swall Meadows, California · 8584 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8584 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 3.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8584 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.738 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8583 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8583 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.618 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 8583 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.237 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8583 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.67 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8583 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8582 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8582 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.548 km NE of Independence, California · 8581 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.28km N of Independence, CA · 8580 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 1.98 km ENE of Bishop, California · 8608 days ago · -2 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8608 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.29 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 8608 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.68 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 8608 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.68 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 8609 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.89 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 8609 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.58 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 8610 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.66 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8610 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.711 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8611 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8611 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.011 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8611 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.911 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8611 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.760 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8611 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.861 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8611 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.157 km NNE of Keeler, California · 8611 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8611 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.011 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8611 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8611 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.711 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8611 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.69 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8611 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00064633. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.