California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km E of Topaz, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km E of Topaz, California on Fri, Aug 7, 2020, 12:30 PM PDT (19:30 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 29km SE of Bodie, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-08-07 19:30:43 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.625° N, 119.425° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.60
Station coverage gap
54°
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: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.231km SE of Bodie, CA · 2247 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.828km SE of Bodie, CA · 2247 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.730km SE of Bodie, CA · 2246 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.629km SE of Bodie, CA · 2244 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.931km SE of Bodie, CA · 2243 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.128km SE of Bodie, CA · 2241 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.928km SE of Bodie, CA · 2241 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.88 km E of Floriston, California · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.928km SE of Bodie, CA · 2239 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.810km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 2237 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.730km SE of Bodie, CA · 2237 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.029km SE of Bodie, CA · 2236 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.528km SE of Bodie, CA · 2236 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.329km SE of Bodie, CA · 2235 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.130km SE of Bodie, CA · 2233 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.329km SE of Bodie, CA · 2232 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.130km SE of Bodie, CA · 2232 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.928 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.029km SE of Bodie, CA · 2231 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.729km SE of Bodie, CA · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.830km SE of Bodie, CA · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.78 km E of Floriston, California · 2228 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.730km SE of Bodie, CA · 2228 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.931km SE of Bodie, CA · 2228 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.627km SE of Bodie, CA · 2227 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.330km SE of Bodie, CA · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.631km SE of Bodie, CA · 2225 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.30 km NNW of Schurz, Nevada · 2225 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.630km SE of Bodie, CA · 2224 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.828km SE of Bodie, CA · 2223 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.728km SE of Bodie, CA · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.530km SE of Bodie, CA · 2223 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.632 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 2223 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.616 km WSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2223 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.412km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 2222 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.511 km WSW of Topaz, California · 2220 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.628 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 2220 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.18 km E of Floriston, California · 2220 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.828km SE of Bodie, CA · 2219 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.62 km WSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 2218 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.626 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2218 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.730km SE of Bodie, CA · 2218 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.829km SE of Bodie, CA · 2218 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  44. 1.628km SE of Bodie, CA · 2217 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 3.029km SE of Bodie, CA · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.729km SE of Bodie, CA · 2215 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.88 km E of Floriston, California · 2215 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.74 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2215 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.928 km ENE of Mono City, California · 2208 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.740km E of Lee Vining, CA · 2205 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.129km SE of Bodie, CA · 2204 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.630km SE of Bodie, CA · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.519 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2201 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.630km SE of Bodie, CA · 2201 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.630km ESE of Bodie, CA · 2201 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.630km SE of Bodie, CA · 2200 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.029km SE of Bodie, CA · 2200 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.528km ESE of Bodie, CA · 2199 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.234 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada · 2195 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.638km SE of Bodie, CA · 2192 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 1.628km SE of Bodie, CA · 2249 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.429km SE of Bodie, CA · 2251 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.628km SE of Bodie, CA · 2252 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.631km SE of Bodie, CA · 2252 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.231km SE of Bodie, CA · 2252 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.730km SE of Bodie, CA · 2253 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.930km SE of Bodie, CA · 2253 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.330km SE of Bodie, CA · 2254 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.531km SE of Bodie, CA · 2254 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.231km SE of Bodie, CA · 2254 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.931km SE of Bodie, CA · 2254 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.230km SE of Bodie, CA · 2254 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.830km SE of Bodie, CA · 2254 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.630km SE of Bodie, CA · 2254 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.430km SE of Bodie, CA · 2254 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.930km SE of Bodie, CA · 2255 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.031km SE of Bodie, CA · 2256 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.930km SE of Bodie, CA · 2259 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.730km SE of Bodie, CA · 2259 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.628km SE of Bodie, CA · 2259 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00766232. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC.