California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15km SW of Toms Place, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15km SW of Toms Place, CA on Tue, Aug 15, 2017, 6:17 PM PDT (01:17 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 29 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2017-08-16 01:17:17 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.483° N, 118.819° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3337 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.533 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3337 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 3336 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.416 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 3336 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.717 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 3336 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.913 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3336 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.233km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 3336 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.821 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3335 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.015 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3335 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.715 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3335 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3335 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.019 km E of Mono City, California · 3335 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3334 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.314 km NNW of Benton, California · 3334 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.815km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3334 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.014 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3334 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.514km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3334 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.910 km WNW of Big Creek, California · 3334 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.117km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3334 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.741km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 3334 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.511 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3333 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3333 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.111 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3333 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.013km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3333 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3332 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.618km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3332 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.56 km NE of June Lake, California · 3332 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3332 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 2.016km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3331 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.51 km NE of Mono City, California · 3331 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.515km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3331 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.76km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3331 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.533 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3331 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.516km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3331 days ago · -2 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.013 km NNW of Benton, California · 3330 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.78 km N of Bass Lake, California · 3330 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.01 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3330 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.52 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3329 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3328 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.529 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3328 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.69 km SW of Big Pine, California · 3328 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.912km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3328 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.50 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 3327 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.613km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3327 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.513km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3327 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.614km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3327 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.616 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 3326 days ago · -2 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 3326 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3326 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.516 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3326 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.811 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3325 days ago · -2 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.517 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 3325 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.814 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3325 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.114 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3325 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.413 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3325 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.813 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3325 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.813 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3325 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.510 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 3325 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.910 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 3325 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.65 km SSE of Fish Camp, California · 3324 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.68km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3337 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3337 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.415km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3337 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.616km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3337 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.414km W of Toms Place, CA · 3337 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.718 km E of Mono City, California · 3338 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.715km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3338 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3338 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.013km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3338 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.816km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3338 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.412 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3338 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 3338 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.916 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3338 days ago · -2 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.715km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3338 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.414km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3338 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.113km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3338 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.715km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3338 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.95 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3338 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.719 km E of Mono City, California · 3339 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.115km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3339 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc72869310. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.