California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2km WNW of Round Valley, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2km WNW of Round Valley, CA on Sun, Aug 23, 2020, 12:13 PM PDT (19:13 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 28 km SSE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-08-23 19:13:19 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.424° N, 118.618° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
16

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2231 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.631 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.728 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2231 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2230 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2230 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2230 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2230 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.029km SE of Bodie, CA · 2230 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.029 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2230 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.729km SE of Bodie, CA · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.926 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2230 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2229 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2229 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.233 km NNE of Benton, California · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2229 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.656 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2229 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.531 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2229 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.528 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2229 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2229 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2229 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.128 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2229 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2229 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.512km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2228 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2228 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.326 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.829 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2228 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.830km SE of Bodie, CA · 2228 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2228 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2228 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.730km SE of Bodie, CA · 2227 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.931km SE of Bodie, CA · 2227 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 3.028 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2227 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.930 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2226 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2226 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.627km SE of Bodie, CA · 2226 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.811km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.330 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2226 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2226 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2226 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.930 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.725 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2226 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.330km SE of Bodie, CA · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 3.328 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2225 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.128 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2225 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.819 km WNW of Dyer, Nevada · 2225 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.627 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2225 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2225 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.713km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2225 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.530 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2225 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.631km SE of Bodie, CA · 2225 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2224 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.228 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2224 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.630km SE of Bodie, CA · 2224 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.130 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 3.429 km NE of Benton, California · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.927 km NE of Benton, California · 2223 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.130km SE of Bodie, CA · 2231 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.329km SE of Bodie, CA · 2232 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.932 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2232 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.628 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2232 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.826 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2232 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2232 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.130km SE of Bodie, CA · 2233 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.526 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2233 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2233 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2233 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.126 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2233 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.527 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2233 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.528 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2233 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2234 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2234 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2234 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.633 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2234 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.832 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2234 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.518km E of Toms Place, CA · 2235 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73448721. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC.