M2.5 earthquake 2km NW of Wilkerson, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2km NW of Wilkerson, CA on Wed, May 29, 2019, 7:34 PM PDT (02:34 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 20km NNE of Deep Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Northern California Seismic System	Preferred · Final · ±0.069 · 8 stations
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed · ±0.5 · 8 stations

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: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 108.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73189521 (also filed as nn00686241). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.