M1.9 earthquake 14km SE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14km SE of Lone Pine, CA on Sat, Jun 27, 2020, 9:00 AM PDT (16:00 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 36km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.93	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.183 · 19 stations
1.4	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 202.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci37449741 (also filed as nn00754546). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.