M1.8 earthquake 45 km ENE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 45 km ENE of Big Pine, California on Sun, Mar 10, 2019, 10:48 PM PDT (05:48 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 20 km NNE of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 79.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00679740. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.