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M1.5 earthquake 41 km ENE of Independence, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 41 km ENE of Independence, California on Wed, Jan 1, 2020, 4:11 AM PST (12:11 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5km NNW of Round Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-01-01 12:11:39 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.951° N, 117.774° 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
±0.16
Station coverage gap
143°
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: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91km NNE of Wilkerson, CA · 2466 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.611km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2465 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.99km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2465 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.88km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2465 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.313km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2465 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.611km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2462 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.720 km SW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2460 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.913km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2458 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.85 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2457 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.65 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2457 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.812 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2457 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.613 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2456 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.67km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2456 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.77km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2456 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.57 km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2455 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.610km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2454 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.912 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2454 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.69km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 2452 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.511 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2452 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.97km N of Round Valley, CA · 2452 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.97km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2450 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.88km S of Wilkerson, CA · 2448 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.87km WSW of West Bishop, CA · 2448 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.714km SW of West Bishop, CA · 2447 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.529km W of Olancha, CA · 2447 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.512 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2447 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.614km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 2447 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.59km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 2446 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.612 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2446 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.611km SW of West Bishop, CA · 2446 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.617 km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2445 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.255km WNW of Beatty, NV · 2443 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.350 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.012 km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2440 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.852 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.54km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2440 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.512 km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2439 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.612 km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2438 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.72km SSW of Lone Pine, CA · 2437 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.82 km S of Lone Pine, CA · 2437 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.38 km E of Coso Junction, CA · 2436 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.79km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2436 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 3.45km NNW of Round Valley, CA · 2436 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 16
  44. 2.537km E of Three Rivers, CA · 2436 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.512km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2435 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.912 km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2433 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.614km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2432 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.614km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2432 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.09 km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2431 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.011 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2429 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.639 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2429 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.614km N of Lone Pine, CA · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.713km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2427 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.512km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2427 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.56km NNW of Round Valley, CA · 2427 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.613km N of Coso Junction, CA · 2427 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.712km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2426 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.014km N of Lone Pine, CA · 2426 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.89km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2425 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.73km E of Round Valley, CA · 2423 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 1.611km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2467 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.73km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2467 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.512km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2468 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.134 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.435 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.939 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2468 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.111km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2469 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.54km NW of West Bishop, CA · 2469 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.513 km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2470 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.513 km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2470 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.655 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2470 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.811km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2471 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.658 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2471 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.810km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2472 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.412km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2473 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.651 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2473 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.610km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2473 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.611km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2473 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.511 km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2473 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.78 km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2475 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00714352. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC.