California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km E of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km E of Big Pine, California on Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 8:24 AM PST (16:24 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 50 km SSW 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
2019-01-23 16:24:55 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.143° N, 117.966° W
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.215km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2811 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.814km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2810 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.915km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2808 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.616km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 2805 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.714km W of Round Valley, CA · 2804 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.915km W of Round Valley, CA · 2804 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 303
  7. 1.714km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2803 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.614km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2803 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.614km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2803 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.114km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2803 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.614km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2803 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.814km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2803 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.914km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2803 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.614km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2803 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.820 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2801 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.610 km NNW of Benton, California · 2801 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.014km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2800 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.517km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2800 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.77km SSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2797 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.815km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2796 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.811km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2796 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.127 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2795 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.714km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2795 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.514km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2790 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.113km W of Toms Place, CA · 2789 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.713km W of Toms Place, CA · 2789 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.429km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2789 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.118km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2789 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.816km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2788 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.513km W of Toms Place, CA · 2786 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.215km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.339km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 2785 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.536km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2782 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.724km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2779 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.313km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2777 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.855 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2777 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.556 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2777 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.155 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2777 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.562 km W of Beatty, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.851 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.850 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.851 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.151 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.652 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.450 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.550 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.815km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2773 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.715km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2773 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.551 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2773 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.814km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2772 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.610km WSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2772 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.510km WSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2772 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.550 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2771 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.555 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2771 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.625km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2770 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.514km W of Toms Place, CA · 2770 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.619 km NE of Dyer, Nevada · 2768 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.450 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2766 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.651 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2765 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.150 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2765 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 1.86km E of Big Pine, CA · 2812 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.515km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2813 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.215km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2813 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.114km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2817 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.61km SSW of Round Valley, CA · 2817 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.815km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2817 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.615km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2818 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.515km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2818 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.514km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2818 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.01km SSW of Round Valley, CA · 2818 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.314km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2819 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.612km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2820 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.634 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2820 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.814km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2821 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.316km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2823 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 14
  16. 2.63km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2825 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.820 km SE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2825 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.716km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2826 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.916km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2826 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.04km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2827 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00675282. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.