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M1.6 earthquake 40km NE of Trona, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 40km NE of Trona, CA on Sun, Nov 19, 2017, 1:43 AM PST (09:43 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 12km NE of Little Lake, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2017-11-19 09:43:52 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.972° N, 117.018° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09km ESE of Coso Junction, CA · 3240 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.812km SE of Little Lake, CA · 3240 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.36km NNE of Little Lake, CA · 3240 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.95km WNW of Coso Junction, CA · 3238 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.66km WNW of Coso Junction, CA · 3238 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.028km N of Searles Valley, CA · 3235 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 3231 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.84km N of Coso Junction, CA · 3230 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.517km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 3226 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.839km NE of Trona, CA · 3226 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.912km NE of Little Lake, CA · 3224 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.66km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 3222 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.933km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 3220 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.012km NE of Little Lake, CA · 3220 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.716km E of Coso Junction, CA · 3218 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.022km E of Coso Junction, CA · 3218 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.650 km NNW of Pahrump, Nevada · 3217 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.022km E of Little Lake, CA · 3212 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.712km NE of Little Lake, CA · 3203 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.638km ESE of Johannesburg, CA · 3199 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.69km SW of Little Lake, CA · 3198 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.618km NE of Olancha, CA · 3198 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  23. 1.611km S of Little Lake, CA · 3195 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.911km S of Little Lake, CA · 3195 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.611km S of Little Lake, CA · 3194 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.618km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 3193 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.411km SE of Olancha, CA · 3190 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.821km NNE of Trona, CA · 3186 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.511km E of Coso Junction, CA · 3184 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  30. 2.15km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 3184 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.68km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 3183 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.923km E of Coso Junction, CA · 3244 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.29km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 3251 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.616km NE of Little Lake, CA · 3251 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.916km NE of Little Lake, CA · 3253 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.523km E of Little Lake, CA · 3254 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.021 km NNW of Furnace Creek, California · 3256 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.613 km W of Furnace Creek, California · 3271 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci37814359. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.