M2.1 earthquake 62km ENE of Big Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 62km ENE of Big Pine, CA on Sun, Dec 13, 2020, 11:20 PM PST (07:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 33 km SSE of Mina, Nevada. 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
2.15	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.242 · 18 stations
2.2	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed · ±0.27 · 20 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: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 93.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39729440 (also filed as nn00792031). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:42 AM UTC.