California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 17km SSE of Lone Pine, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 17km SSE of Lone Pine, CA on Sat, Dec 12, 2020, 7:10 PM PST (03:10 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 13km SW of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2020-12-13 03:10:50 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.458° N, 117.964° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2120 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.623km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2120 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.510km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2119 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.162km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 2119 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.652 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2119 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.113km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2119 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.914km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 2118 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.726km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2118 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.712km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 2118 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.011km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2118 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.323km N of Ridgecrest, CA · 2117 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.819km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2117 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.114km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2117 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.615km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2117 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.219km ENE of Little Lake, CA · 2117 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.622km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2117 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.621km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2116 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.113km SE of Olancha, CA · 2116 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.613km SE of Olancha, CA · 2116 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.813km SE of Olancha, CA · 2116 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.613km SE of Olancha, CA · 2115 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.513km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2115 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.713km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2115 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.814km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2115 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.913km SE of Olancha, CA · 2114 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.759 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2114 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.213km SE of Olancha, CA · 2114 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.620km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2114 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.013km SE of Olancha, CA · 2113 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.816km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2113 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.717km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2113 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.821km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2112 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.915km SSW of Olancha, CA · 2112 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.916km W of Searles Valley, CA · 2111 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.310km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2111 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.911km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2111 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.914km SE of Olancha, CA · 2111 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.89km ENE of Coso Junction, CA · 2111 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.912km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2111 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.620km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2109 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.515km NW of Coso Junction, CA · 2108 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.518km E of Little Lake, CA · 2107 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.619km NNE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2107 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.814km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2107 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.09km S of Searles Valley, CA · 2107 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.947 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 2107 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.852 km E of Big Pine, California · 2106 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.511km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2105 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.514km WSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2105 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.712km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2105 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.77km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2105 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.814km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2104 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.710 km N of Big Pine, California · 2104 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.56km SE of Coso Junction, CA · 2104 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.615km SW of Searles Valley, CA · 2103 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.814km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2102 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.711km NNE of Coso Junction, CA · 2102 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.757km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2102 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.819km ESE of Little Lake, CA · 2102 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.221km E of Little Lake, CA · 2101 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 2.011km NE of Coso Junction, CA · 2120 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.712km SSW of Searles Valley, CA · 2120 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.215km NE of Little Lake, CA · 2122 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.316km E of Coso Junction, CA · 2122 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.714km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2122 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.221km E of Little Lake, CA · 2122 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.721km N of Searles Valley, CA · 2123 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.713km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2123 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.813km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2123 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.913km E of Porterville, CA · 2123 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 7
  11. 1.713km NNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2124 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.614km E of Little Lake, CA · 2124 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.616km E of Coso Junction, CA · 2124 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.617km N of Olancha, CA · 2124 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.716km N of Olancha, CA · 2124 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.518km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2124 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.33km NW of Little Lake, CA · 2125 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.614km NE of Ridgecrest, CA · 2125 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.118km N of Olancha, CA · 2125 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.518km WNW of Searles Valley, CA · 2126 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39728616. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.