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M1.7 earthquake 40 km ENE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 40 km ENE of Big Pine, California on Sat, Oct 19, 2019, 8:00 PM PDT (03:00 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8km ESE of Lone Pine, 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
2019-10-20 03:00:24 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.313° N, 117.872° 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
±0.51
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.816km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2539 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.015km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2535 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.751 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2535 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.824 km ENE of Benton, California · 2535 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.016km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2535 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.516km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2535 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.51km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 2535 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.27km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 2534 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.015km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2534 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.912km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2533 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.512km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2533 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.78km E of Lone Pine, CA · 2533 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.34km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2533 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 38
  14. 1.65km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2532 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.81km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2532 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.612km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2532 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.221km SSW of Big Pine, CA · 2532 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.731km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 2531 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.67km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 2531 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.110km W of Toms Place, CA · 2530 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.35km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2529 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.920km S of Big Pine, CA · 2529 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.120km SSW of Big Pine, CA · 2529 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.638 km ENE of Independence, California · 2529 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.57km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 2528 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.67km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 2527 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.116 km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2527 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.08 km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2527 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 3.58km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2527 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 18
  30. 2.84km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2525 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.517km S of Round Valley, CA · 2523 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.77km NNW of Round Valley, CA · 2523 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.635 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2522 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.714km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2522 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.710km S of Round Valley, CA · 2521 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.06km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2520 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.64 km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2520 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.16 km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2520 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.640 km E of Big Pine, California · 2520 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.25km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2520 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.65km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2520 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.05km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2520 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.86 km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2520 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.915km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2519 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.815km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2519 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.78km NNW of West Bishop, CA · 2517 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.912km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2516 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  48. 2.912km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2516 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.512km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2516 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.62km SSE of West Bishop, CA · 2515 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 2.98km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2515 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 11
  52. 1.58km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2515 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.58km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2515 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.58km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2515 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.212km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2515 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.612km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2514 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.912km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2514 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.112km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2514 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.114km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2514 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.825km SW of Big Pine, CA · 2512 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 2.035 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2539 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.435 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2539 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.06km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2541 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.732 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2541 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.611km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2542 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.935 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2543 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.816km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2543 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.516km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2543 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.66km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2543 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.519 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2545 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.814km W of Toms Place, CA · 2548 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.834 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2548 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.63 km SE of Wilkerson, California · 2548 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.61km E of Toms Place, CA · 2548 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.526 km SW of Big Pine, California · 2549 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.85km NW of Big Pine, CA · 2549 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.812km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2549 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.725km ENE of Toms Place, CA · 2551 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.26km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2554 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.514km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2554 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00707922. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM UTC.