California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 34 km ESE of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 34 km ESE of Big Pine, California on Sun, Nov 8, 2020, 11:50 AM PST (19:50 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 25 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-11-08 19:50:15 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.042° N, 117.934° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514km W of Toms Place, CA · 2153 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.85km SE of Round Valley, CA · 2153 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.718km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.915km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2151 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.522 km NW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2149 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.857 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2148 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.837 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2148 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.913km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2147 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.814km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2145 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.613.4 km SE of Silver Peak, NV · 2144 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.618km N of Olancha, CA · 2144 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.914km NE of Big Pine, CA · 2142 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.521 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2141 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.851km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2141 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.08km NE of Big Pine, CA · 2141 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.015km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2141 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.319km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2140 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.721 km S of Dyer, Nevada · 2139 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.36km ESE of Round Valley, CA · 2135 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.518km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2135 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.919km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2135 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.526 km ENE of Keeler, California · 2134 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.538 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 2134 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.711km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2133 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  25. 1.617km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2133 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.67 km WSW of Keeler, California · 2132 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.812 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2131 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.916 km NW of Dyer, Nevada · 2131 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.218km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2130 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.628 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2130 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.010km SSW of Toms Place, CA · 2129 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.715km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2129 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.830 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2128 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.118km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2128 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.518km N of Olancha, CA · 2128 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.84km S of Independence, CA · 2127 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.118km N of Olancha, CA · 2125 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.518km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2124 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.716km N of Olancha, CA · 2124 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.617km N of Olancha, CA · 2124 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.529 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2121 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.93km E of Round Valley, CA · 2120 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.417km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2120 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.818km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2119 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  45. 1.512km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2119 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.162km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 2119 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.652 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2118 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.914km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 2118 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.712km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 2118 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.716km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2116 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.816km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2116 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.113km SE of Olancha, CA · 2116 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.613km SE of Olancha, CA · 2116 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.813km SE of Olancha, CA · 2116 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.613km SE of Olancha, CA · 2115 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.45km SW of Round Valley, CA · 2115 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.913km SE of Olancha, CA · 2114 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.759 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2114 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.213km SE of Olancha, CA · 2113 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.013km SE of Olancha, CA · 2113 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 1.613km ESE of Olancha, CA · 2155 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.718km N of Olancha, CA · 2155 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.516km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2156 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.954 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 2156 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.517km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.74km E of Round Valley, CA · 2157 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.717km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.520km SW of Round Valley, CA · 2160 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.76km E of Round Valley, CA · 2160 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.117km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2163 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.018km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2165 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.617km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2165 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.916km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2166 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.818km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.718km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2167 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.616km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2167 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.218km SW of Deep Springs, CA · 2168 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.87km E of Round Valley, CA · 2169 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.77km E of Round Valley, CA · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.47km E of Round Valley, CA · 2171 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00782318. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:20 PM UTC.