California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 52 km E of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 52 km E of Big Pine, California on Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 8:43 AM PST (16:43 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M4.0 10km SE of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-12-26 16:43:26 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.080° N, 117.709° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.425 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2107 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.627 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2107 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.523 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2107 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.626 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2107 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.77km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2106 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.710 km N of Big Pine, California · 2105 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.757km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2103 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.318km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2101 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 14
  9. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2101 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.617km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2101 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.018km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2100 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.527 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.527 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2100 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.014km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2098 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.718km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2098 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.626 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2096 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.826 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.317km W of Furnace Creek, CA · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.11km WSW of Round Valley, CA · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.16km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2083 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.69km S of Toms Place, CA · 2082 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.12km E of Round Valley, CA · 2082 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.88km ENE of Olancha, CA · 2080 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.79km W of Big Pine, CA · 2080 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.85km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2080 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.92km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2079 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.62km N of Round Valley, CA · 2079 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.81km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2079 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.817km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.77km ESE of Bishop, CA · 2078 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.217km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.617km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.618km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2072 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.018km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.612km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2072 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.613km W of Wilkerson, CA · 2070 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.657 km NNE of Keeler, California · 2070 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.718km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.85km NE of Round Valley, CA · 2064 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.95km SW of Round Valley, CA · 2062 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.86km SW of Round Valley, CA · 2062 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.710km SE of Olancha, CA · 2061 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.510km SE of Olancha, CA · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 4.010km SE of Olancha, CA · 2059 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 61
  46. 2.510km SE of Olancha, CA · 2059 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.810km SE of Olancha, CA · 2059 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.010km SE of Olancha, CA · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.910km SE of Olancha, CA · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.910km SE of Olancha, CA · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.010km SE of Olancha, CA · 2059 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.59km SE of Olancha, CA · 2059 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.610km SE of Olancha, CA · 2059 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.119km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.959 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.613km WSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2058 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 3.76km ESE of Wilkerson, CA · 2058 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 58
  58. 1.910km SE of Olancha, CA · 2057 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.315km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2057 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.8Central California · 2056 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.947 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 2108 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.225 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2108 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 2108 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.724 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2108 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.426 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2108 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.527 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2108 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.826 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2108 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.226 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2108 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.914km SE of Olancha, CA · 2112 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.52km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2114 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.816km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2114 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.013km SE of Olancha, CA · 2115 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.213km SE of Olancha, CA · 2115 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.759 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2115 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.913km SE of Olancha, CA · 2115 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.45km SW of Round Valley, CA · 2116 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.613km SE of Olancha, CA · 2117 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.813km SE of Olancha, CA · 2117 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.613km SE of Olancha, CA · 2117 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.113km SE of Olancha, CA · 2117 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00794779. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.