California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km N of Big Pine, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km N of Big Pine, California on Mon, Dec 28, 2020, 3:33 PM PST (23:33 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 41km NNE of Toms Place, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-12-28 23:33:07 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.259° N, 118.269° 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
±0.15
Station coverage gap
329°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2103 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.937km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 2103 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.826 km NW of Benton, California · 2103 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2102 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2102 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.440km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2102 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2102 days ago · -2 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.031km SE of Bodie, CA · 2102 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.757km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2102 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.912km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.931km SE of Bodie, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.339km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2101 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.713km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2101 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.310km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.834 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.433 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2100 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.730 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2100 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.534 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2100 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.120km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2100 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.56km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.632km SE of Bodie, CA · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.631km SE of Bodie, CA · 2100 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 3.318km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 14
  24. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2099 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.617km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2099 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 3.018km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2099 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
  27. 1.733 km NW of Benton, California · 2099 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.634 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.618km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.613km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2099 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.527 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2099 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.527 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2099 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.633 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 2098 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.929km ENE of North Fork, CA · 2097 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.014km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2097 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.718km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2097 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2097 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.918km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2097 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.532 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2096 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.534 km NW of Benton, California · 2096 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.529 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2096 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.626 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2095 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.826 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2095 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2095 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.230km SE of Bodie, CA · 2094 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.530 km NW of Benton, California · 2094 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.15km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2093 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.410km W of Toms Place, CA · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  49. 1.610km W of Toms Place, CA · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.539km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.615 km N of Benton, California · 2093 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2093 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.627 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 1.514km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2092 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.713km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2092 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.614km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2092 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.612km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2091 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.630km SE of Bodie, CA · 2091 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.59km W of Toms Place, CA · 2091 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.526 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2091 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.533 km NW of Benton, California · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.533 km NW of Benton, California · 2104 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.930km SE of Bodie, CA · 2104 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.532 km NW of Benton, California · 2105 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.830km SE of Bodie, CA · 2105 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.716km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2105 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.64km N of Shaver Lake, CA · 2106 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.735 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2106 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.626 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2106 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.627 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2106 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.531km SE of Bodie, CA · 2106 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.510km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2106 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.523 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2106 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.627 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2106 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.425 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2106 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2106 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2106 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.927 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2106 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.827 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2106 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.128km SE of Bodie, CA · 2106 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00795153. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.