California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 63 km ENE of Independence, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 63 km ENE of Independence, California on Wed, Jan 3, 2018, 5:38 AM PST (13:38 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8km ESE of Deep Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-01-03 13:38:34 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.988° N, 117.525° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 3195 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.537km NE of Lone Pine, CA · 3191 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.137km NE of Lone Pine, CA · 3191 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.411km SE of Olancha, CA · 3190 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.537 km NE of Lone Pine, California · 3190 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.853 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3186 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.624 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.127km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 3178 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.750 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3175 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.66km NW of Big Pine, CA · 3173 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.756 km E of Big Pine, California · 3171 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.142km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 3169 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 4
  13. 1.613km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 3168 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.813km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 3167 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.653 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.612km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 3166 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.117km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 3156 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.317km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 3153 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  19. 1.87km E of Round Valley, CA · 3149 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.614km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 3147 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.548km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 3145 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.848km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 3145 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  23. 3.58km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 3144 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 6
  24. 2.039km E of Olancha, CA · 3142 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.517km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 3141 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.239km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 3138 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.665 km ENE of Independence, California · 3196 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.24km SE of Big Pine, CA · 3197 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.252km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 3197 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.618km NE of Olancha, CA · 3198 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.62km ENE of West Bishop, CA · 3212 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.616km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 3217 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.933km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 3220 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.565 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3221 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.78km E of Wilkerson, CA · 3222 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.034 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3223 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.838 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00616964. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.