M1.6 earthquake 38 km ESE of Big Pine, California

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sat, Sep 12, 2020, 12:48 AM PDT

UTC

2020-09-12 07:48:31 UTC

Depth

1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.066° N, 117.874° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Automatic solution, may be revised

Station coverage gap

186°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Big Pine, CaliforniaPopulation 1,756. Forecast38 kmESE
• Exeter, CaliforniaPopulation 10,548. Forecast142 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast151 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast337 kmN

After

1. 2.812km SW of Toms Place, CASat, Sep 12, 1:05 AM PDT · 2212 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CASat, Sep 12, 8:59 AM PDT · 2211 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
3. 2.718km SSE of Lone Pine, CASat, Sep 12, 12:22 PM PDT · 2211 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
4. 1.718km SE of Olancha, CASat, Sep 12, 2:49 PM PDT · 2211 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
5. 1.517km SSE of Lone Pine, CASat, Sep 12, 11:10 PM PDT · 2211 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
6. 1.617km SE of Lone Pine, CASun, Sep 13, 4:58 AM PDT · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.518km SSE of Lone Pine, CASun, Sep 13, 6:41 PM PDT · 2210 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
8. 1.52km ESE of Round Valley, CATue, Sep 15, 3:22 AM PDT · 2208 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
9. 2.125km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, Sep 15, 7:22 AM PDT · 2208 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
10. 1.818km NNE of Olancha, CAThu, Sep 17, 5:48 AM PDT · 2206 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
11. 3.118km SSE of Lone Pine, CAThu, Sep 17, 8:20 AM PDT · 2206 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
12. 2.518km N of Olancha, CAThu, Sep 17, 1:57 PM PDT · 2206 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.616km SE of Lone Pine, CAThu, Sep 17, 3:54 PM PDT · 2206 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.617km SSE of Lone Pine, CAThu, Sep 17, 4:29 PM PDT · 2206 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
15. 2.216km SSE of Lone Pine, CAFri, Sep 18, 6:32 AM PDT · 2205 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
16. 1.758 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaSat, Sep 19, 2:46 AM PDT · 2205 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
17. 2.88km NNW of Round Valley, CAMon, Sep 21, 11:31 AM PDT · 2202 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
18. 2.120km E of Lone Pine, CAMon, Sep 21, 8:50 PM PDT · 2202 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
19. 2.519km WSW of Round Valley, CATue, Sep 22, 6:20 AM PDT · 2201 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.916km SE of Lone Pine, CATue, Sep 22, 5:34 PM PDT · 2201 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
21. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CATue, Sep 22, 6:29 PM PDT · 2201 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
22. 2.130km NNW of Deep Springs, CAThu, Sep 24, 1:17 AM PDT · 2200 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
23. 1.535 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaThu, Sep 24, 1:04 PM PDT · 2199 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
24. 1.615km NE of Round Valley, CAThu, Sep 24, 10:29 PM PDT · 2199 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
25. 2.27km NW of Olancha, CAFri, Sep 25, 1:46 AM PDT · 2199 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
26. 1.618km NNE of Olancha, CAFri, Sep 25, 9:33 AM PDT · 2198 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
27. 1.59 km N of Cartago, CaliforniaSun, Sep 27, 5:49 AM PDT · 2196 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
28. 1.76km E of Round Valley, CAWed, Sep 30, 2:56 AM PDT · 2194 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
29. 2.535km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CAWed, Sep 30, 1:08 PM PDT · 2193 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
30. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CAThu, Oct 1, 9:59 AM PDT · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
31. 1.539 km NE of Lone Pine, CaliforniaThu, Oct 1, 9:11 PM PDT · 2192 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
32. 2.017km SE of Lone Pine, CAThu, Oct 1, 9:52 PM PDT · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
33. 1.813km SE of Olancha, CAFri, Oct 2, 12:57 AM PDT · 2192 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
34. 2.820km SW of Toms Place, CASat, Oct 3, 7:13 AM PDT · 2190 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
35. 1.916km SE of Lone Pine, CASat, Oct 3, 11:40 AM PDT · 2190 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
36. 2.218km SE of Lone Pine, CASat, Oct 3, 6:47 PM PDT · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
37. 1.612km SW of Toms Place, CASun, Oct 4, 3:08 AM PDT · 2189 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
38. 1.913km ESE of Olancha, CASun, Oct 4, 5:14 AM PDT · 2189 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
39. 2.26km E of Toms Place, CASun, Oct 4, 9:28 AM PDT · 2189 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
40. 2.112km SW of Toms Place, CASun, Oct 4, 5:24 PM PDT · 2189 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
41. 3.515km SW of Toms Place, CASun, Oct 4, 9:06 PM PDT · 2189 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 24
42. 1.718km SSE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Oct 5, 10:48 AM PDT · 2188 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
43. 1.613km WSW of Big Pine, CAMon, Oct 5, 2:44 PM PDT · 2188 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
44. 2.115km SW of Toms Place, CAMon, Oct 5, 3:34 PM PDT · 2188 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
45. 1.518km NNE of Olancha, CAThu, Oct 8, 5:51 AM PDT · 2185 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
46. 1.610 km N of Keeler, CaliforniaThu, Oct 8, 8:45 PM PDT · 2185 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
47. 1.614km SW of Toms Place, CAThu, Oct 8, 8:50 PM PDT · 2185 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
48. 1.762 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaMon, Oct 12, 5:33 PM PDT · 2181 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
49. 2.218km NNE of Olancha, CATue, Oct 13, 7:30 PM PDT · 2180 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
50. 1.918km SE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Oct 14, 8:57 AM PDT · 2179 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
51. 2.918km NNE of Olancha, CAWed, Oct 14, 11:37 AM PDT · 2179 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
52. 1.716km SE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Oct 14, 6:41 PM PDT · 2179 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
53. 2.318km ENE of Big Pine, CAThu, Oct 15, 12:31 PM PDT · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
54. 2.311km WSW of Toms Place, CASat, Oct 17, 3:55 AM PDT · 2176 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
55. 1.618km SE of Lone Pine, CASun, Oct 18, 2:27 AM PDT · 2176 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
56. 1.58km NW of Olancha, CASun, Oct 18, 2:31 PM PDT · 2175 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
57. 2.619km E of Toms Place, CASun, Oct 18, 7:34 PM PDT · 2175 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
58. 1.620 km ESE of Dyer, NevadaMon, Oct 19, 2:35 AM PDT · 2175 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
59. 1.630 km N of Dyer, NevadaMon, Oct 19, 6:24 AM PDT · 2174 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
60. 1.831 km N of Dyer, NevadaMon, Oct 19, 11:19 AM PDT · 2174 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

1. 2.316km N of Olancha, CAFri, Sep 11, 9:44 PM PDT · 2212 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.617km SE of Olancha, CAFri, Sep 11, 7:42 PM PDT · 2212 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.635km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CAFri, Sep 11, 1:24 PM PDT · 2212 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
4. 3.617km N of Olancha, CAFri, Sep 11, 1:14 AM PDT · 2213 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 5
5. 2.017km N of Olancha, CAFri, Sep 11, 1:12 AM PDT · 2213 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
6. 3.317km N of Olancha, CAFri, Sep 11, 1:11 AM PDT · 2213 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
7. 4.218km SSE of Lone Pine, CAFri, Sep 11, 12:55 AM PDT · 2213 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 35
8. 1.76km NE of Round Valley, CAMon, Sep 7, 4:31 PM PDT · 2216 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
9. 2.448 km NNW of Beatty, NevadaSun, Sep 6, 7:49 PM PDT · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.625 km SSW of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, Sep 6, 5:52 AM PDT · 2217 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
11. 1.818km N of Olancha, CASat, Sep 5, 6:57 AM PDT · 2218 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.557 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaFri, Sep 4, 7:30 PM PDT · 2219 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
13. 3.016km SE of Lone Pine, CAFri, Sep 4, 4:39 AM PDT · 2219 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.823km SW of Toms Place, CAThu, Sep 3, 9:35 PM PDT · 2220 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
15. 1.856 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Sep 2, 11:01 AM PDT · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
16. 1.713km SW of Toms Place, CASun, Aug 30, 12:54 AM PDT · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.819 km WNW of Dyer, NevadaSat, Aug 29, 9:44 PM PDT · 2225 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
18. 1.619km SE of Lone Pine, CASat, Aug 29, 3:57 AM PDT · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
19. 1.66km ESE of Lone Pine, CAFri, Aug 28, 11:38 PM PDT · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.718km NNE of Olancha, CAThu, Aug 27, 11:11 PM PDT · 2227 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00773328. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.