California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 34km W of Tecopa, CA

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 34km W of Tecopa, CA on Thu, Feb 13, 2020, 4:55 AM PST (12:55 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 21km N of Searles Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Southern California Seismic Network
Local time: Thu, Feb 13, 2020, 4:55 AM PST
UTC: 2020-02-13 12:55:47 UTC
Depth: 1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 35.827° N, 116.602° W
Region: California
Felt reports: 2
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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
3.16	ML, local (Richter)	Southern California Seismic Network	Preferred · Final · ±0.155 · 77 stations
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.037 · 94 stations
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Reviewed · ±0.13 · 4 stations

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 75°
Stations used: 42

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 189 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39070271 (also filed as nn00717057, us70007pdi). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC.