M1.5 earthquake 29 km ESE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Big Pine, California on Sat, Aug 15, 2020, 4:57 PM PDT (23:57 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 36km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 154 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 111.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00767935. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC.