California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 37km E of Three Rivers, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 37km E of Three Rivers, CA on Fri, Jan 31, 2020, 6:13 PM PST (02:13 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 11km NE of Coso Junction, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
2020-02-01 02:13:42 UTC
Depth
15.2 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.452° N, 118.487° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 15.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.45
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 160.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39288528. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.