M2.6 earthquake 18km SSE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 18km SSE of Lone Pine, CA on Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 1:57 AM PDT (08:57 UTC), 4 km (3 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
2.56	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.173 · 26 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.049 · 54 stations

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 175 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39341815 (also filed as us6000bd6j). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.