California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 19km SE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 19km SE of Lone Pine, CA on Thu, Aug 6, 2020, 3:17 PM PDT (22:17 UTC), 10 km (6 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2020-08-06 22:17:56 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.456° N, 117.942° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
24

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.629km W of Olancha, CA · 2250 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.611km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2250 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.59km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2250 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.818km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2250 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.322km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2250 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.726km E of Big Pine, CA · 2249 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.518km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2249 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.117km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2249 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.317km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2249 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.912km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2249 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.524km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2249 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.116km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2249 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.619km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2249 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.823km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2248 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.06km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2248 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.820km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2248 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.622km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2247 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.516km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2247 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.012km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2247 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.716km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2247 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.316km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2247 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.712km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2246 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.513km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2246 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.112km NNW of Coso Junction, CA · 2245 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.014km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2245 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.618km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2245 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.626km W of Inyokern, CA · 2245 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.817km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2245 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.713km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 2245 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.916km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2244 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.313km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2244 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.116km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.618km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2243 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.210km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2243 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.117km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.516km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2242 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.518km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2242 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.110km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2242 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.012km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2242 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.114km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2242 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.310km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2242 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.520km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2242 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.120km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2241 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.529 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 2241 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.715km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2241 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.210km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2241 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.355 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2241 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 3.139km NE of Trona, CA · 2241 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.438km NE of Trona, CA · 2241 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.914km ESE of Olancha, CA · 2241 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.638km NE of Trona, CA · 2241 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.217km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2240 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.617km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2240 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.811km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2240 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.547 km ENE of Independence, California · 2239 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.517km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2239 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.18km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2238 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 4.736km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2238 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 98
  59. 2.136km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2238 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.436km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2238 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.220km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2251 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.717km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2251 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.97km E of Coso Junction, CA · 2251 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.712km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 2251 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.815km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2251 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.714km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2251 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.525km ESE of Kernville, CA · 2253 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.612km WNW of Wofford Heights, CA · 2253 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2253 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.07km N of Olancha, CA · 2253 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.920km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2253 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.58km N of Olancha, CA · 2254 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.613km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2254 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.516km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2254 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.521km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2254 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.311km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2254 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.87km N of Olancha, CA · 2254 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.512km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2255 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.615km SE of Olancha, CA · 2256 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.117km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2256 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39334087. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.