California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 31 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 31 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada on Fri, Feb 28, 2020, 1:00 AM PST (09:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 16km WSW of Toms Place, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-02-28 09:00:26 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.408° N, 117.913° 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
±0.39
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.018km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2407 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.735 km NNE of Benton, California · 2406 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.420km S of Big Pine, CA · 2406 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.836 km NNE of Benton, California · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.835 km N of Benton, California · 2405 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.834 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2405 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.534 km N of Benton, California · 2404 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.06km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2403 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2403 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.62km S of Round Valley, CA · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.611km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2401 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.718km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2400 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.936 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2399 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.934 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2398 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.636 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2398 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.735 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2397 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.536 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2397 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.035 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2397 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.613km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2397 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.434km ENE of Lone Pine, CA · 2396 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.233 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.633 km NNE of Benton, California · 2395 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.74km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2395 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.541 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.96km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2394 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.66km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2394 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.025 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 4.025 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 9
  30. 2.325 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.925 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.725 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.825 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.712km SSW of Toms Place, CA · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.124 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.324 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.124 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.925 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.125 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.65km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2393 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.65km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2393 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.526 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.526 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.224 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.724 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.524 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.75km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2392 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.424 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.326 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.725 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.812km SSW of Toms Place, CA · 2391 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.72km SSE of Round Valley, CA · 2391 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.836 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2391 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.135 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2390 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.535 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2390 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.627 km NW of Benton, California · 2389 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.135 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.814km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2389 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.536 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2389 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.625 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2388 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

  1. 2.129km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 2408 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.62km NW of Round Valley, CA · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.136 km NNE of Benton, California · 2408 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.834 km NNE of Benton, California · 2408 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.634 km N of Benton, California · 2409 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.235 km NNE of Benton, California · 2409 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.735 km NNE of Benton, California · 2410 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.419km S of Big Pine, CA · 2410 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.92km E of Round Valley, CA · 2410 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.96km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2411 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.52km SSW of Bishop, CA · 2412 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.514km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2412 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.26km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2413 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.65km SE of Round Valley, CA · 2414 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.78km NNW of Round Valley, CA · 2414 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.67km ESE of Round Valley, CA · 2416 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.735 km NNE of Benton, California · 2416 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.412km SSW of Toms Place, CA · 2417 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.76km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2417 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.36km E of Independence, CA · 2417 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 7

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00717998. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.