California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 33 km ESE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 33 km ESE of Big Pine, California on Sun, Jul 28, 2019, 8:33 PM PDT (03:33 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 35 km S 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
2019-07-29 03:33:45 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.096° N, 117.918° 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
±0.29
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714km SE of Olancha, CA · 2624 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.610km E of Olancha, CA · 2624 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.810km SW of Olancha, CA · 2623 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.210km SW of Olancha, CA · 2623 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.659 km NNE of Keeler, California · 2622 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.131km W of Olancha, CA · 2621 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.332km W of Olancha, CA · 2621 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.511km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 2621 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.914km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2620 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.531km W of Olancha, CA · 2620 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.314km SE of Olancha, CA · 2620 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.913km SE of Olancha, CA · 2620 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.131km W of Olancha, CA · 2620 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.18km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 2620 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.724km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2619 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.86km E of Wilkerson, CA · 2618 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.622 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada · 2618 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.79km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 2616 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.711km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 2616 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.636 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 2615 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.813km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2614 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.023km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2613 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.514km W of Toms Place, CA · 2613 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  24. 1.914km W of Toms Place, CA · 2613 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.814km W of Toms Place, CA · 2612 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.215km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2612 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.811km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 2612 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.711km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 2611 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.314km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2611 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.912km ESE of Olancha, CA · 2610 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.613km W of Toms Place, CA · 2610 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.313km W of Toms Place, CA · 2609 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.18km N of Big Pine, CA · 2609 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.320km N of Independence, CA · 2608 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.518km WSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2608 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.319km SSW of Big Pine, CA · 2607 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.118km SSW of Big Pine, CA · 2607 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.319km SSW of Big Pine, CA · 2607 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.714km W of Toms Place, CA · 2607 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.612km SE of Olancha, CA · 2607 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.72km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2604 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.73km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2604 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.614km W of Toms Place, CA · 2604 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.514km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 2603 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.613km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2603 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.918km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2602 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.823km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2602 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.611km SE of Olancha, CA · 2602 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.77km N of Big Pine, CA · 2600 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.313km ESE of Olancha, CA · 2600 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.88km ESE of Wilkerson, CA · 2600 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.358 km NNE of Keeler, California · 2600 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.818km WSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2598 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.56km NW of West Bishop, CA · 2597 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.614km SE of Olancha, CA · 2596 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.915km ESE of Olancha, CA · 2594 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.68km E of Lone Pine, CA · 2594 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.68km E of Lone Pine, CA · 2594 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  59. 2.37km W of West Bishop, CA · 2592 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.57km WNW of West Bishop, CA · 2591 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 1.760 km E of Big Pine, California · 2624 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.310km SW of Olancha, CA · 2625 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.87km SSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2625 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.562 km W of Beatty, Nevada · 2625 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.217km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2627 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.08km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 2628 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.614km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2628 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.810km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2629 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.610km SE of Olancha, CA · 2630 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.513km SE of Olancha, CA · 2630 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.513km SE of Olancha, CA · 2631 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.814km SE of Olancha, CA · 2631 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.413km SE of Olancha, CA · 2632 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.28km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 2632 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.68km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 2632 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.813km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2633 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.713km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2633 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.118km WSW of Olancha, CA · 2633 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.412km SE of Olancha, CA · 2633 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.713km SE of Olancha, CA · 2633 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00697906. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:15 AM UTC.