M1.5 earthquake 65 km ENE of Independence, California

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Sep 1, 2019, 9:11 AM PDT

UTC

2019-09-01 16:11:47 UTC

Depth

0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.026° N, 117.514° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.27

Station coverage gap

160°

Stations used

23

• Independence, CaliforniaPopulation 669. Forecast66 kmENE
• Ridgecrest, CaliforniaPopulation 28,780. Forecast157 kmN
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast176 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast337 kmN

After

1. 2.614km SE of Olancha, CATue, Sep 3, 1:23 AM PDT · 2587 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.722 km SW of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, Sep 3, 2:23 PM PDT · 2586 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
3. 2.316km ESE of Olancha, CAWed, Sep 4, 11:01 AM PDT · 2585 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
4. 2.28km ESE of Deep Springs, CASat, Sep 7, 8:42 AM PDT · 2582 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
5. 1.712km SE of Olancha, CASun, Sep 8, 3:16 PM PDT · 2581 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.712km SE of Olancha, CASun, Sep 8, 5:22 PM PDT · 2581 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
7. 1.653 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, Sep 9, 6:48 AM PDT · 2581 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
8. 2.419 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, Sep 10, 7:42 PM PDT · 2579 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
9. 1.819 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, Sep 10, 8:58 PM PDT · 2579 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
10. 1.715km SE of Olancha, CAWed, Sep 11, 4:21 PM PDT · 2578 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
11. 2.214km SE of Olancha, CAThu, Sep 12, 4:25 PM PDT · 2577 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
12. 2.036 km E of Independence, CaliforniaThu, Sep 12, 8:06 PM PDT · 2577 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
13. 1.515km SE of Olancha, CASat, Sep 14, 3:22 PM PDT · 2575 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.919 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, Sep 15, 1:42 AM PDT · 2575 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
15. 1.67km NW of West Bishop, CATue, Sep 17, 5:42 AM PDT · 2573 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
16. 1.716km SSE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Sep 18, 3:37 AM PDT · 2572 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
17. 1.610km S of Wilkerson, CAFri, Sep 20, 8:19 AM PDT · 2569 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.920km NNW of Deep Springs, CASat, Sep 21, 3:25 AM PDT · 2569 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
19. 2.314km SE of Olancha, CASat, Sep 21, 4:11 PM PDT · 2568 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
20. 2.214km SE of Olancha, CASun, Sep 22, 7:19 PM PDT · 2567 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
21. 1.619 km SSW of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, Sep 24, 8:15 AM PDT · 2565 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
22. 3.635 km S of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Sep 26, 1:30 AM PDT · 2564 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
23. 1.613km SE of Olancha, CASat, Sep 28, 11:27 PM PDT · 2561 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
24. 1.513km SE of Olancha, CASun, Sep 29, 7:28 AM PDT · 2561 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
25. 2.28km ENE of Round Valley, CAThu, Oct 3, 5:07 PM PDT · 2556 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
26. 1.915 km ESE of Olancha, CAMon, Oct 7, 3:07 AM PDT · 2553 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
27. 1.85km NW of Big Pine, CAThu, Oct 10, 3:02 AM PDT · 2550 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
28. 1.526 km SW of Big Pine, CaliforniaThu, Oct 10, 6:13 AM PDT · 2550 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
29. 1.813km SE of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 11, 10:24 AM PDT · 2548 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
30. 1.63 km SE of Wilkerson, CaliforniaFri, Oct 11, 11:32 AM PDT · 2548 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
31. 2.834 km S of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Oct 11, 12:59 PM PDT · 2548 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
32. 1.519 km SSW of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, Oct 14, 12:30 AM PDT · 2546 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
33. 1.935 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Oct 16, 9:12 AM PDT · 2543 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
34. 2.435 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Oct 19, 7:26 PM PDT · 2540 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
35. 2.035 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Oct 19, 7:39 PM PDT · 2540 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
36. 1.740 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Oct 19, 8:00 PM PDT · 2540 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
37. 2.313km SE of Olancha, CASun, Oct 20, 7:29 PM PDT · 2539 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
38. 1.751 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Oct 23, 6:07 PM PDT · 2536 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
39. 1.78km E of Lone Pine, CASat, Oct 26, 12:11 PM PDT · 2533 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
40. 3.34km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Oct 26, 12:39 PM PDT · 2533 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 38
41. 1.65km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Oct 26, 4:45 PM PDT · 2533 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
42. 1.81km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Oct 26, 6:21 PM PDT · 2533 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
43. 2.221km SSW of Big Pine, CASun, Oct 27, 12:59 AM PDT · 2533 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
44. 1.731km NNW of Deep Springs, CAMon, Oct 28, 5:38 AM PDT · 2532 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
45. 1.920km S of Big Pine, CAWed, Oct 30, 7:41 AM PDT · 2530 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
46. 2.120km SSW of Big Pine, CAWed, Oct 30, 7:52 AM PDT · 2530 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
47. 1.638 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaWed, Oct 30, 2:01 PM PDT · 2529 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away

Before

1. 1.667 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSun, Sep 1, 8:12 AM PDT · 2588 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.57km WNW of West Bishop, CAFri, Aug 30, 3:55 PM PDT · 2590 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.67km WNW of West Bishop, CAFri, Aug 30, 1:44 PM PDT · 2590 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.516km ESE of Olancha, CAFri, Aug 30, 12:54 PM PDT · 2590 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.716km ESE of Olancha, CAFri, Aug 30, 12:14 PM PDT · 2590 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.67km WNW of West Bishop, CAFri, Aug 30, 12:10 PM PDT · 2590 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.86km W of West Bishop, CAFri, Aug 30, 12:02 PM PDT · 2590 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
8. 2.57km WNW of West Bishop, CAFri, Aug 30, 7:52 AM PDT · 2591 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.37km W of West Bishop, CAFri, Aug 30, 7:22 AM PDT · 2591 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.516km SE of Olancha, CAThu, Aug 29, 2:39 AM PDT · 2592 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.514km SE of Olancha, CAWed, Aug 28, 11:27 AM PDT · 2592 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
12. 2.68km E of Lone Pine, CAWed, Aug 28, 3:19 AM PDT · 2593 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
13. 2.68km E of Lone Pine, CAWed, Aug 28, 3:14 AM PDT · 2593 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
14. 1.915km ESE of Olancha, CATue, Aug 27, 4:31 PM PDT · 2593 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.215km SE of Olancha, CAMon, Aug 26, 2:20 PM PDT · 2594 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
16. 1.515km SE of Olancha, CASun, Aug 25, 9:09 PM PDT · 2595 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
17. 1.614km SE of Olancha, CASun, Aug 25, 8:56 AM PDT · 2595 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
18. 1.56km NW of West Bishop, CASat, Aug 24, 11:52 AM PDT · 2596 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.818km WSW of Wilkerson, CAFri, Aug 23, 5:11 PM PDT · 2597 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.830 km N of Beatty, NevadaFri, Aug 23, 7:39 AM PDT · 2598 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00701921. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC.