M1.5 earthquake 18km SSE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18km SSE of Lone Pine, CA on Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 11:53 PM PDT (06:53 UTC), 7 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
1.51	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.27 · 10 stations
1.2	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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 162 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39345263 (also filed as nn00767816). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC.